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Open- and Closed-Cells over the Pacific
Published February 6, 2016
Whether a patch of clouds contains open or closed cells offers a clue about whether rain is falling below.
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Dust Storm off West Africa
Published January 27, 2016
Winds loft dust from Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Senegal westward over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Snow in South Korea
Published January 26, 2016
Snowfall blankets areas of South Korea and strands travelers.
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A Snow Blanket for the East Coast
A great blizzard has painted many states white.
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Hurricane Pali
Published January 14, 2016
Hurricane Pali became the earliest hurricane on record in the Central Pacific.
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Bushfire Devastates Australian Town
Published January 12, 2016
A fast-moving blaze destroyed 128 homes in Yarloop, a town in Western Australia.
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Oil Tank Fires in Libya
Published January 8, 2016
Military attacks sent smoke billowing from oil production facilities near Sidra.
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Haze over the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Published January 5, 2016
As is often the case in the winter, haze hovered over the Indo-Gangetic Plain in January 2016, darkening skies over northern India and Bangladesh.
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Hole-Punch Clouds over the Southeast
Published December 30, 2015
Hole-punch and canal clouds form when aircraft pass through altocumulus clouds that are rich with supercooled water droplets.
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Haze over Eastern China
Published December 8, 2015
Authorities in Beijing have issued a first-ever “red” air pollution alert.
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Icebergs Make Waves off South Georgia Island
Published December 6, 2015
Like an island or ship, some icebergs are large enough to influence cloud patterns above.
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Phytoplankton Blooms off the Falkland Islands
Published December 3, 2015
The swirling greens and blues are densely concentrated, microscopic plants growing on the surface of the ocean.
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