In November, satellites often observe large clouds of smoke and heightened fire activity in northwestern India as farmers burn excess paddy straw after the rice harvest—a practice called stubble burning. November 2022 followed this pattern.

In October 2022, a clearing in the clouds revealed a huge, geometric piece of ice floating in the Drake Passage.

For the second time in 2022, stargazers will have the opportunity to view a total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8. 

Plants need light to grow. However, due to excess nutrients and/or the absence of herbivores less light can reach lower vegetation layers in grasslands. 

A new analysis led by Oxford University researchers has shown the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded. 

Blue whales, the largest creatures on Earth, are ingesting 10 million pieces of microplastic daily, scientists estimate.

The Royal Hawaiian Beach in Waikīkī is a popular beach at the center of Hawai‘i’s tourism hub, with a valuation of $2.2 billion, according to a 2016 study. 

To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. 

The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species.

Invasive plants can have devastating effects on local ecologies, comparable to the effects wrought by global warming.