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New Studies Get to the Bottom of Antarctic Melting
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Published October 30, 2016
Researchers from NASA and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have gained an unprecedented view of ice melting on the floating undersides of glaciers. In the process, they detected the fastest ongoing rates of glacier retreat ever observed in West Antarctica.
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A Desert Landscape Scarred by Fire
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Published September 25, 2016
Burn scars have gotten larger near Australia’s Lake Mackay.
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How Cities and Suburbs Affect Chesapeake Bay
Published September 20, 2016
While the amount of pollution that wastewater treatment plants contribute to the Bay is declining, the spread of asphalt, pavement, and other impervious surfaces in suburbs and cities is increasing stormwater pollution.
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Greenland’s Lesser-Known Glaciers
Published September 17, 2016
NASA’s Operation IceBridge mission concluded its 2016 airborne campaign in Greenland.
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Deluge in Louisiana
Published August 17, 2016
A slow-moving storm system brought heavy rainfall to southern Louisiana, leading to widespread flooding.
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A Space-Based View of Meteor Showers
Published August 13, 2016
A camera onboard the International Space Station delivers the space-based view of meteors burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.
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Going High-Tech for Fire Detection
Published August 9, 2016
The Firecast project aims to bring current satellite data to fire managers as they manage forests in tropical nations. The hope is to improve the monitoring of wildfires and deforestation.
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Bloom in Hood Canal, Washington
Published July 29, 2016
A bloom of coccolithophores imparted a milky turquoise color to a fjord in western Washington’s Puget Sound.
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Caterpillars Take Bite Out of Rhode Island Forests
Published July 15, 2016
Dry weather in the Northeast has triggered an explosion in the populations of gypsy moth caterpillars, which are voracious eaters of forest canopies.
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