Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have turned tan.
Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
Reds, yellows, and oranges are already sweeping across tundra landscapes in Nunavut.
The meandering Congaree River sustains towering forest ecosystems and fashions oxbow lakes as it shifts across its floodplain.
Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand’s third-largest island, is known for its vibrant birdlife, unique forests, wilderness beaches, and views of the night sky.
The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.
Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.