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).

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…

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/

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/…

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.

Tehran Water Crisis. Read the full story here: instagram.com/reel/DRezM9RDg…

Evaporation ponds change color at the potash mine in Moab, Utah. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/DPUHvkrjtty/

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.

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/…

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.