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Assessing Lightning Risk in South Asia
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Published February 11, 2022
With lightning killing hundreds of people in Bangladesh and Nepal each year, researchers think space-based observations could help reduce risks.
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Blizzard Blankets Northeast U.S. in Snow
Published January 31, 2022
Twelve states from North Carolina to Maine received measurable snowfall from the nor'easter, which included hurricane-force wind gusts.
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Dramatic Changes at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai
Published January 21, 2022
NASA scientists have been closely watching the evolution of the volcanic island near Tonga since 2015.
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Guishan Island
Published January 22, 2022
The island off the northeast coast of Taiwan is surrounded by dozens of hydrothermal vents.
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Everest-Area Plant Life Spreads
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Published January 12, 2022
Increasing vegetation in the Himalaya may have implications for water supplies.
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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
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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