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Hell with the Lid Taken Off
Published September 2, 2014
Air pollution far more severe than what’s common today used to plague many American towns and cities.
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Ice in the Greenland Sea
Published August 24, 2014
Sea ice and glacial ice mixes off the northeast coast of the great island.
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Smoke and Fire in Canada
Published August 20, 2014
Several wildfires burned in northern Saskatchewan forests in August 2014, sending smoke into Manitoba and Northwest Territories.
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Long Smoke Stream over Siberia
Published August 15, 2014
Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Hurricanes Iselle and Julio
Published August 7, 2014
Two storms are moving westward toward Hawaii, which does not often see landfalling hurricanes.
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Evolution of Pyrocumulus over California
Published August 6, 2014
In August 2014, MODIS captured an unusual view of mature pyrocumulus clouds billowing up from a fire along the border of California and Oregon.
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Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
Published August 5, 2014
Microcystis blooms have become a regular occurrence on the lake. In 2014, the bloom was especially intense around the water intake for Toledo, Ohio, causing managers to warn residents not to consume public drinking water for several days.
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Phytoplankton Bloom off the Pacific Northwest
Published July 31, 2014
Upwelling currents and summer weather promoted a large bloom of floating, microscopic plants off the coast of Oregon and Washington.
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Carlton Complex Fire, Washington
Published July 21, 2014
In July 2014, a wildfire in northern Washington destroyed hundreds of homes.
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A Rash of Fire in Canada and the Pacific Northwest
Published July 20, 2014
Hot weather, parched forests, and lightning came together in July 2014 to ignite numerous wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, and Oregon.
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Typhoon Rammasun Making Landfall in China
Published July 19, 2014
After drenching the Philippines, the potent storm re-organized and strengthened before heading for landfall in southeastern China and Vietnam.
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Typhoon Rammasun Drenches Philippines
Published July 17, 2014
Eight months after Super Typhoon Haiyan, another powerful typhoon battered the Philippines.
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