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A New Look at Earth’s Lightning
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Published January 11, 2022
A sensor installed on the International Space Station is yielding fresh insights on the global distribution of lightning.
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Grazing with Iceland’s Reindeer
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Published December 22, 2021
While efforts to raise domesticated reindeer on the island failed, herds of wild reindeer prosper in East Iceland.
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Namib Sand Sea
Published November 26, 2021
The oldest desert on Earth also gives rise to some of the planet’s tallest dunes.
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An Extra Air Pollution Burden
Published November 9, 2021
New research shows that neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., with more people of color are exposed to more air pollution and have higher rates of disease.
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The Floating Logs of Spirit Lake
Published November 1, 2021
More than 40 years after the explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, relics from the blast continue to haunt a nearby lake.
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A Ship Graveyard in Lake Erie
Published October 25, 2021
The shallowest of the Great Lakes has one of the greatest concentrations of shipwrecks in the world.
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A Multi-Dimensional Fire Challenge
Published October 5, 2021
Accumulating fuels and rising populations are contributing to California’s large, destructive fires.
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What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?
Published October 4, 2021
Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing populations have made large, destructive fires more likely.
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NASA and USGS Launch Landsat 9
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Published September 28, 2021
The joint effort extends a five-decade record of observing Earth’s landscapes, icescapes, and coastal waters.
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