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Smoke in the Stratosphere
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Published May 6, 2021
Astronaut photos of sunrises and sunsets occasionally include stunning views of high-flying aerosol plumes.
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Zambia’s Kafue Flats
Published April 8, 2021
Annual floods play an important role in the floodplain’s ecosystem, even as the water’s highs and lows have been moderated in recent decades.
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A Colorful Confluence in the Canadian Arctic
Published March 29, 2021
The Back and Hayes rivers in Nunavut, Canada, display a striking contrast in color.
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Looking Around the Neighborhood
Published January 29, 2021
Two spacecraft designed to study the Sun also got some recent peeks at Earth and other planets.
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A New Park for West Virginia
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Published January 23, 2021
One of the oldest rivers in the world is famous for its extreme sports and hunting.
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2020 Hurricanes Damage Vulnerable Mangroves
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Published January 13, 2021
Central America experienced one of its most intense hurricane seasons in years, leading to widespread degradation to coastal environments.
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Elephant Island
Published December 25, 2020
The mountainous icy terrain was a challenging but necessary refuge for the crew of HMS Endurance.
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A Lagoon in the Desert
Published December 26, 2020
A popular place for sandboarding, Huacachina is the only natural desert oasis in South America.
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Outburst at Desolation Lake
Published November 30, 2020
A flood in a glacial lake behind Lituya Glacier surprised an unsuspecting fisherman and reworked a young delta in Alaska.
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Sea Level Watcher Takes Flight
Published November 24, 2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea surface height.
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