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Smoky Zabaykal’skiy

Published May 21, 2025

Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia.  

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A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois - image thumbnail

A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois

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A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois

Published May 20, 2025

Severe weather swept across the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in May 2025, spawning destructive twisters in several states.

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Celebrating a Long Career With Roots on Long Island

Published May 20, 2025

NASA’s Jack Kaye enabled decades of Earth scientists, including those who are unveiling the atmospheric ties between New York City and its suburbs.

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Mountains of the Moon

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Mountains of the Moon

Published May 17, 2025

The Rwenzori Mountains in eastern Africa are renowned for their water resources and endemic plants and animals, but like elsewhere in the tropics, the glaciers are dwindling.

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Capital of the Blue Ridge

Published May 18, 2025

Roanoke, Virginia, is the largest city in the Blue Ridge Mountains and a stopover along a historic, scenic road.

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Forty Years of Change in Louisiana’s Wetlands

Published May 19, 2025

Scientists used Landsat satellite images to detect both abrupt and gradual changes and to examine how phenomena, from storms to sea level rise, have reshaped coastal ecosystems.

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Digging Into the History of Stone Town

Published May 16, 2025

Satellite images of the ancient city in Zanzibar highlight urbanization patterns and help researchers find new archaeological sites.  

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Fires Erupt in North American Forests

Published May 14, 2025

Record heat and dry conditions helped stoke several large blazes in Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota.

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Vortex Variety Hour

Published May 14, 2025

The Kuril Islands produced swirls of different sizes in passing clouds.

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A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season

Published May 12, 2025

Still early in the fire season, satellites in mid-May observed intense blazes and towering plumes of smoke.

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Lights of Southeast Asia

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Lights of Southeast Asia

Published May 11, 2025

On a night with little to no moonlight, other sources of nighttime lights were on vivid display in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos.

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Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales

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Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales

Published May 12, 2025

Researchers used NASA satellite data to detect swarms of red-tinged copepods, a key food source for the endangered marine mammals, in the Gulf of Maine.

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