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Cyclone Yasa Bearing Down on Fiji
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Published December 16, 2020
The storm is the second category 5 in the South Pacific this year.
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Sluggish Start for Arctic Sea Ice Freeze-Up
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Published December 8, 2020
Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.
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Spring Heats Up Down Under
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Published December 3, 2020
The country endured its hottest spring and November on record.
Dangerous Hurricane Iota Sets Late-Season Records
Published November 16, 2020
Before 2020, only four category 4 or 5 hurricanes had ever made landfall in Nicaragua. Now two are going to land in just two weeks.
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Large, Deep Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2020
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Published November 2, 2020
Ozone depletion was significantly worse than in 2019, but better than in the early 2000s.
Hurricane Delta Aims for the U.S. Gulf Coast
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Published October 8, 2020
After making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, the category 2 storm was strengthening over warm waters.
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A Meeting of Smoke and Storms
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Published September 17, 2020
Satellites tracked smoke from wildfires as it spanned the continental United States and followed winds around two hurricanes.
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California Heatwave Fits a Trend
Published September 10, 2020
A new study shows heatwaves in Southern California have increased in frequency, duration, and intensity over recent decades.
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Super Typhoon Haishen
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Published September 4, 2020
The storm is poised to hit the Korean Peninsula, making it the third typhoon to encounter the peninsula in just two weeks.
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August Fires Leave Vast Burn Scars in California
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Published August 27, 2020
The LNU and SCU Lightning Complex fires—the second and third largest fires in state history—have burned more than 700,000 acres of land.
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A Dangerous Storm Nears the Gulf Coast
Published August 26, 2020
Hurricane Laura is poised to cause an unusually large and damaging storm surge.
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Wildfire Smoke Shrouds the U.S. West
Published August 20, 2020
An unusual amount of smoke from wildfires has spread across hundreds of miles.
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