November 12, 2010 — One fascinating aspect of the astronaut photograph is how the lights at night reveal that nearly all of Egypt’s population is concentrated along the Nile River.
The Westfjords: Iceland's Rugged Northwest - November 6, 2009
New Zealand Blooms - Plankton Swirls - October 30, 2009
Caribbean Ash: Montserrat Pyrocumulus Cloud - October 23, 2009
Philippine Flood Disaster: Cyclone Aftermath - October 16, 2009
Human Influence Pervasive In All Earth's Ecosystems - October 9, 2009
Western Cape Spring From Space - October 2, 2009
Farming From Space: Ag Efficiency - September 25, 2009
Sea of Galilee - Historic Holy Land Lake - September 18, 2009
North Slope Oil: Man Over Nature - September 11, 2009
California Firestorm: Pyrocumulus Clouds - September 4, 2009
Australia's Morning Glory: It's Tubular - August 28, 2009
Cloud of Smog Blows Off Northeastern U.S. - August 21, 2009
The High Cascades: Northwest Volcanoes - August 14, 2009
Namibia's Etosha Pan: Terminal Lake - August 7, 2009
Asian Solar Eclipse: Shadow Seen From Space - July 31, 2009
Mount Tambora Volcano: Earth's Loudest Blast - July 24, 2009
Disappearing Aral Sea: Ecological Catastrophe - July 17, 2009
California's Summer Fog: Earth Image of the Week - July 10, 2009
Mississippi Alluvial Plain: Earth Image - July 3, 2009
Australia's Outback Lake: Earth Image - June 26, 2009
Canary Islands: Earth Image of the Week - June 19, 2009
Emerald Isles: Earth Image of the Week - June 12, 2009
Great Lakes Spring: Earth Image of the Week - June 5, 2009
Salt of the Dead Man: Earth Image - May 29, 2009
Great Salt Lake: America's 'Dead Sea' - Earth Image - May 22, 2009
Bora Bora - South Pacific Atoll: Earth Image - May 15, 2009
Chilean Autumn: From Andes to Pacific Beaches - May 8, 2009
Easternmost United States: Earth Image of the Week - May 1, 2009
Egypt's Antiquities Unearthed: Earth Image of the Week - April 24, 2009
Texoma Firestorms: Earth Image of the Week - April 17, 2009
Antarctic Ice Streams: Earth Image of the Week - April 10, 2009
Salt of the Dead Man: Earth Image - May 29, 2009
Bora Bora - South Pacific Atoll - May 15, 2009
Chilean Autumn: From Andes to Pacific Beaches - May 8, 2009
Easternmost United States: America's Atlantic Territories - May 1, 2009
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