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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Ice Height
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Published November 5, 2020
Scientists project ice losses from the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets will play a large part in sea level rise in the upcoming century.
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Snowy and Icy Peaks with Very Different Origins
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Published October 25, 2020
Researchers find that ice caps on the mountains of Pluto are made of methane, but develop through an opposite process from that on Earth.
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Mining for Iron at Mount Whaleback
Published October 17, 2020
The site in Western Australia holds one of the country’s largest and oldest iron ore mines.
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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska
Published October 5, 2020
Landsat images helped convince researchers that a slumping mountainside overlooking Barry Arm fjord could pose a tsunami hazard.
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Cracking Icy Secrets of New Penguin Colonies
Published September 24, 2020
Populations of gentoo penguins are growing, and remote sensing data are helping scientists figure out why.
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Inlet’s Iceberg Maker Is Nearly Gone
Published August 31, 2020
Retreating glaciers have changed how visitors experience Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska.
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How Birds Respond to Extreme Weather
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Published August 19, 2020
Extreme weather events such as heat waves and drought affect the presence of certain bird species.
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Predicting Cholera Risk in Yemen
Published August 12, 2020
Researchers are using satellite and ground data to forecast the risk of cholera in the country, which has consistently experienced cases since 2017.
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Jez like Mars
Published July 30, 2020
Though located a world away, Lake Salda, Turkey, shares similar mineralogy as Jezero Crater on Mars.
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Checking on Chikungunya
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Published July 28, 2020
Researchers can predict potential outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus months in advance by using satellite data.
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Comet NEOWISE Brightens the Night
Published July 18, 2020
In July 2020, sky gazers on Earth and on the International Space Station had a front row seat to one of the brightest comets in decades.
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