Asia

I realise we've had quite a few volcanoes this week, but you guys keep submitting them, so here's just one more. This is the Mount Bromo in the Tenggar caldera, Indonesia, which I think looks fantastic with just one solitary…

Crikey, it seems there's been some sort of serious traffic accident here in Baghdad. I wonder what happened? Whatever happened, given the state of the traffic, I can't say I'm that surprised... :-/ That isn't an isolated example eiter -…

Update: Since posting this 4 hours ago, Mount Oyama has been updated to some jaw-dropping high-resolution imagery. Timing huh!? This is Mount Oyama on the Japanese island of Miyakejima, which is seen here spouting a rather impressive plume of steam.…

In April this year, Mount Merapi began erupting for the first time since 2002. Indonesia's most active volcano, it has erupted 68 times since 1548 - thoroughly earning its name, which means "Mountain of Fire". Just over a week ago…

Google Earth Blog reports that Google Earth has had a huge imagery update with satellite and aerial pics across the globe. The images haven't made their way into Maps yet, so if you click the image below you'll just get…

Today we're looking at E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes - they're really just Boeing 707s with a 9.1m diameter rotating radar strapped onto the back, which provides airborne surveillance and battle management. Starting in Britain there's…