February 24, 2015

For the first time, a NASA satellite has quantified in three dimensions how much dust makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rain forest. Among this dust is phosphorus, an essential nutrient that acts like a fertilizer, which the Amazon depends on in order to flourish. (Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)

Huge waves crash on the San Esteban de Pravia seafront in the northern Spanish region of Asturias.

A woman pours water over a child affected by teargas after clashes between police and street vendors in central Harare, Zimbabwe.

Government workers from the Bureau of Customs destroy counterfeit footwear products in Manila, the Philippines. A government statement said over 150,000 pairs of fake shoes and slippers of various brands including Nike, Adidas, Converse, Sketchers, North Face, Leaveland, Merrell, Lacoste, Vans, Havaianas and Ipanema worth PHP 50 million ($1.13 million), which were smuggled from China, were destroyed at a government warehouse in Manila.

A woman mourns her dead donkey in Ait Sghir in the High Atlas region of Morocco.

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Feb. 23, 2015. The city is struggling through the third coldest February on record.

Models present creations of Serbian designer Marko Mitanovski during the 2015 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week.

Policemen take position as a resident rides his motorcycle during a shooting with suspected drug gangs after a protest at Linha Amarela highway near the slum complex of Mare in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 23, 2015.

Dead fish are seen on the banks of the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Phoenix Suns' Alex Len dunks against the Boston Celtics during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Feb 23, 2014.