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Falkland Islands
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Published November 23, 2012
Sheep far outnumber people on the Falkland Islands, an archipelago comprising hundreds of islands off the coast of southern Argentina.
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Cloud Streets over the Hudson Bay
Published November 20, 2012
Cold air blowing between warmer water and warm upper-level air masses can produce long lines of cumulus clouds.
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Dust over the Arabian Sea
Published November 19, 2012
Acquired November 18, 2012, this image shows dust plumes blowing over the Arabian Sea.
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Dust Storm Off Alaska
Published October 31, 2012
Rock pulverized by glaciers served as the raw material for a fall dust storm emanating from Alaska’s Copper River delta in October 2012.
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Phytoplankton Bloom off Argentina
Published October 30, 2012
Acquired October 27, 2012, this natural-color image shows a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina.
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Hurricane Sandy Shortly Before Landfall
Published October 29, 2012
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural-color view of the storm just before it hit New Jersey.
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Hurricane Sandy off the Carolinas
Published October 28, 2012
As the U.S. East Coast prepared for landfall of the potent storm, Sandy churned up the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf Stream.
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Fall Colors in the Mid-Atlantic
Published October 26, 2012
Fall colors swept across the Mid-Atlantic during October 2012.
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Dust Storm in the Great Plains
Published October 20, 2012
Severe winds kicked up dust across the central United States on October 18, 2012, closing highways and reminding locals of the Dust Bowl days.
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Central Asia’s Water Tower
Published October 18, 2012
Glaciers on the Tien Shan, a long mountain range that runs through central Asia, serve as a key source of freshwater for cities in the region.
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Wildfires in Northern Australia
Published October 9, 2012
Intense bushfires in northern Australia spawned pyrocumulus clouds in October 2012.
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Cascade Creek Fire in Washington
Published October 3, 2012
The Cascade Creek fire burned on the south slope of Mount Adams in 2012.
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