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O, What a Cloud
Published September 27, 2014
An open-celled cloud over the Pacific Ocean had a shape reminiscent of a certain circular letter of the alphabet.
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Bloom in the Bering Sea
Published September 19, 2014
Changing conditions in the waters near Alaska promotes late summer phytoplankton growth.
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King Fire, California
Published September 18, 2014
The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
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Below the Bend in the Appalachians
An underground mass of volcanic rock may have caused the Appalachian Mountains to bend in Pennsylvania.
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Zhupanovsky Ash Plume
Published September 15, 2014
Ash from Zhupanovsky blew south over the Pacific Ocean in September 2014.
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Severe Flooding in Northern Pakistan
Published September 13, 2014
Torrential rain caused widespread flooding in Pakistan in September 2014.
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The Science of Sunglint
Published September 11, 2014
In addition to posing scientific challenges and opportunities, sunglint makes for some spectacular satellite images.
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Smoke in Yosemite
Published September 9, 2014
Authorities used helicopters to evacuate dozens of hikers and climbers from Yosemite National Park due to a fire burning in Little Yosemite Valley.
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Happy Camp Complex Fire, California
Published September 8, 2014
Lightning ignited a fire near Happy Camp, California, in August that had burned over 99,000 acres (40,000 hectares) as of September 9, 2014.
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Eruption at Bárdarbunga Volcano
Published September 5, 2014
On September 5, 2014, two new fissures opened up near Vatnajökull ice cap in the ongoing eruption at Iceland’s Bárdarbunga volcano.
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Flooding in Bangladesh and India
Heavy rains triggered floods in northern Bangladesh in summer 2014.
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Infrared Views of Bardarbunga
Published September 4, 2014
NASA satellites finally captured some views of the molten rock flowing from the Icelandic volcanic eruption.
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