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Sand dunes shift over time in a section of Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. Sand is carried to the park from the interior of the country by the Parnaíba and Preguiças rivers, where it is then driven back inland by coastal winds that blow up to 50 kilometers (31 mph).
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Satellite imagery collected this morning shows widespread destruction along the Nepal-China border, following the devastating floods that struck the region yesterday. More here: instagram.com/reel/DcjmZoxJ8…
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Satellite imagery collected this week shows widespread destruction in Catia La Mar, La Guaira, and Caraballeda, Venezuela, following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday evening. More info here: instagram.com/p/DaEKuLguMm4/
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The Golden Gate Bridge, captured at a low angle from approximately 400 miles (643 km) away by a @BlackSky_Inc satellite. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/DXj5jwyDv4x/…
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Extensive flooding has devastated multiple countries in Southeast Asia following a series of cyclones combined with heavy monsoon rains. This Before & After Overview video reveals the catastrophic scale of the disaster in the areas Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand.
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Tehran Water Crisis. Read the full story here: instagram.com/reel/DRezM9RDg…
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Evaporation ponds change color at the potash mine in Moab, Utah. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/DPUHvkrjtty/
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Each summer, the Tomorrowland site in Boom, Belgium transforms from rural land into a sprawling, multi-stage complex for 400k attendees. 2019 seen here. But yesterday, just 2 days before the opening, a massive fire broke out during a pyrotechnics test, engulfing the main stage.
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On a single day last week, four of America’s cities — New York City (99°F), Philadelphia (100°F), Washington, D.C. (101°F), Boston (102°F), all hit triple-digit or close temperatures, shattering or tying their hottest June records. Read more here: instagram.com/p/DLn2hk6J20U/…
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Ras El-Bar is an Egyptian resort city, located on a peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of Damietta Branch of the Nile. It has a gridded street plan and contains numerous “e’sha” — small, square villas made of colorful cement or brick.
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The Øresund Bridge becomes an undersea tunnel roughly halfway across its span from Malmo, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more here: instagram.com/p/DK70ChZPWoG/…
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We just received the latest satellite imagery showing the before and after of the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran, which was struck by Israel on June 12th. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DK4ywMjgD…
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As Israel launched a major strike on Iran last night on June 12, Iranian and Iraqi airspace cleared almost instantly. This real-time visualization from @flightradar24 shows how that transpired. More info here: instagram.com/reel/DK2A6aeAs…
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Rolland Garros in Paris is home of the French Open and one of the most iconic venues in tennis. Today, Coco Gauff won her first French Open title — defeating Aryna Sabalenka to become the first American to win here in a decade. Tomorrow, the men’s final will be played.
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Tesla Giga Texas is one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. Built between 2020 and 2022 near Austin, it spans 2,500 acres along the Colorado River and produces Tesla’s electric vehicles and battery cells. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DKkM9algo… @elonmusk
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Before and after: Ukraine’s drone strike on Belaya Air Base in Russia. On June 1st, Ukraine targeted five Russian airbases with more than 100 drones. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DKfZkuZvy…
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Before and after of Blatten, Switzerland — a village that was buried yesterday following the collapse of the Birch Glacier. Approximately 90% of the village was buried underneath this massive cascade of rocks. Read more here: instagram.com/p/DKPIoINAE8T/…
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This Timelapse shows new houses being built in Eastmark — a residential community on the eastern edge of Mesa, Arizona. The population of Mesa has grown 26.4% since 2000, faster than a majority of similarly sized U.S. cities in that time. It is now home to approximately 515,000.
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Along the coast of Battaglia on the island of Sicily, vast grids of greenhouses stretch to the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. These structures are used to grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers year-round.
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The streets of Monte Carlo come alive today as the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix unfolds along one of the most iconic circuits in Formula 1. Winding through the harbor, past luxury yachts, and beneath historic architecture, this race has been a crown jewel of the sport since 1929.
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