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The Many Colors of Electric Lights
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Published October 19, 2014
Distinct colors mark the communities and commerce along the Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea.
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The Koreas at Night
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Published February 24, 2014
Night lights illustrate dramatically the relative economic activity of cities and countries.
Gas Flaring in Iraq
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Published February 22, 2014
An astronaut snapped this image of lines of gas flares at an oilfield in southern Iraq at night.
Lighting the Paths Across the U.S.
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Published November 26, 2013
Satellite views of night lights help reveal the strings of roads, rails, and rivers than connect the citizens of the United States.
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Train Derailment and Fire, Lac Mégantic, Quebec
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Published July 10, 2013
Early in the morning on July 6, 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
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Phoenix Metropolitan Area at Night
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Published April 1, 2013
Several Arizona cities and suburbs merge in a distinctive Western U.S. grid pattern.
Extensive Ice Fractures in the Beaufort Sea
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Published March 29, 2013
A combination of winds, currents, storms, and young ice came together to produce a wave of fractures in Arctic sea ice off the coast of northern Alaska.
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Winter Storm across Central United States
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Published February 26, 2013
Acquired in the early morning of February 23, 2013, this nighttime image shows snow cover spanning multiple states in the wake of a major snowstorm.
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Nighttime View of Snow across the United States
Published February 22, 2013
In February 2013, a winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to many towns and cities across the central United States.
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Mustang Complex Fires in Idaho
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Published February 19, 2013
Numerous hot spots from the Mustang Complex Fire are visible in northern Idaho. A plume of thick, billowing smoke streams west from the brightest fires near the Idaho-Montana border.
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Reno, Nevada, at Night
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Published February 11, 2013
“The biggest little city in the world” is nestled like a jewel amidst the mountains.
Marine Layer Clouds off the California Coast
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Published January 22, 2013
The Suomi NPP VIIRS “day-night band” makes it possible to view low clouds even at night—something earlier satellites have had difficulty doing.
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