Mar 18, 2025
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42 Butterflies of North America
An animated map of Earth (with seasonal variations) by Eleanor Lutz, 2019
NASA publishes many Earth datasets at monthly time scales, and this GIF uses one frame per month to show the fluctuating seasons. The animation focuses mainly on data about Arctic sea ice and vegetation, but it was hard to choose - NASA has many other beautiful seasonal datasets, like fire, temperature, or rainfall.
This GIF uses one frame per month to show the fluctuating seasons (and) focuses mainly on data about Arctic sea ice and vegetation.