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Saharan Dust Blows Toward Europe
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Published January 29, 2024
Sustained winds carried desert dust over the ocean, where it engulfed island groups and then streamed toward the United Kingdom.
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Retreat at Klinaklini
The large Coast Range glacier is one of thousands in western Canada that have shrunk in recent decades as temperatures rise.
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Signs of Sulfates Over Zavodovski Island
Published January 27, 2024
Clouds trailing the remote island in the South Atlantic appeared brighter than usual because of volcanic aerosols.
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Mount Shasta in Winter
Published January 28, 2024
The iconic volcano of Northern California is home to seven glaciers that become buried in a blanket of snow during winter.
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Copper Mining at Chuquicamata
Published January 26, 2024
Located in northern Chile, one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world has transitioned underground to extract valuable metals.
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Snow Blankets Eastern U.S. After Arctic Blast
Published January 23, 2024
More than a week of wintry weather left a band of snow from Mississippi to Maine.
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Earthquake Lifts the Noto Peninsula
Some parts of the peninsula rose up to 4 meters (13 feet), shifting the position of coastlines and leaving some ports dry.
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Water Beneath the Sand
The remote and arid Kufrah district in Libya lies on top of one of the largest irrigation projects in the world.
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Folded Rocks of Northwest Iran
Published January 21, 2024
Tectonic forces over millions of years have folded the region’s layers of colorful rock. Erosion has since exposed them.
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New Fissures Spill Lava in Iceland
Published January 19, 2024
The latest round of eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula destroyed homes in the town of Grindavík.
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Shrinking Ålfotbreen
Published January 22, 2024
Resting atop a shingled sandstone landscape, the Norwegian glacier has been in decline since the late 1990s.
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Fog Blankets the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Winter fog in Pakistan and northern India has reduced visibility on the ground and caused transportation challenges.
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