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Fires in North Korea
Published May 2, 2014
In April 2014, the Aqua satellite observed dozens of fires burning in mountainous parts of the country.
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China’s Great Wall of Dust
Published April 25, 2014
A large weather front kicked up dust across much of northwestern China.
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Spring Dust in China
Published April 23, 2014
Widespread dust hung over the Taklimakan Desert on April 23.
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Ship Wave Clouds Behind the Crozet Islands
Published April 20, 2014
Cloud shapes reveal the fluid-like nature of the atmosphere.
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Painting with Islands and Sunglint
Published April 19, 2014
The combination of sunlight, islands, and wind painted this scene on the surface of the Caribbean Sea.
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Wildfire Burns Valparaiso, Chile
Published April 15, 2014
Thousands of wooden homes burned when strong winds blew a forest fire into the Chilean port city on April 12 and 13, 2014.
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Cyclone Ita Approaching Australia
Published April 12, 2014
At the time of this image, the potent storm was headed for landfall in Queensland.
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Kansas Prairie Fires
Published April 9, 2014
Prairies can’t exist without fire, so burning is essential to preserving the last remaining tallgrass prairie in North America.
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Near Miss in Madagascar
Published April 6, 2014
Tropical Cyclone Hellen approached the African island of Madagascar as a powerful Category 4 storm, but weakened just before coming ashore.
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Cruising for Ocean Data
Published April 5, 2014
Scientists from NASA are cruising on a research vessel from Tasmania to Tahiti by way of the Southern Ocean. Their objective: gather detailed measurements of Pacific sea water that will be used to validate satellite measurements
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Activity at Mount Merapi
Published March 31, 2014
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi exhibited a short-lived increase in activity on March 27, 2014.
A Tale of Two Mountains
Published March 30, 2014
While Californians wondered what happened to the snow, those in Wyoming and Montana wondered when the snow would stop falling.
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