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OSIRIS-REx Prepares to Return Asteroid Sample
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Published September 23, 2023
Teams monitor weather and ground conditions in Utah’s West Desert, where a capsule containing a piece of space rock is expected to land.
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Atmospheric Rivers Swamp Central Chile
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Published September 1, 2023
After more than a decade of drought, strong atmospheric rivers in June and August flooded the foothills of the Andes in the Maule, Ñuble, and Biobío regions.
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The Ocean Has a Fever
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Published August 25, 2023
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
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Smoke in the Pacific Northwest
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Published August 17, 2023
Extreme heat, bouts of strong winds, and a prolonged drought are fueling large forest fires in western Canada and the United States.
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Typhoon Lan Lashes Japan
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Published August 14, 2023
The island nation braced for the second major storm in less than a week.
Relentless Wildfires in Canada
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Published August 11, 2023
At the fire season’s midway point, a surge of activity is darkening skies in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
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Dusty Waves Over the Gulf of Sidra
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Published July 22, 2023
A thin layer of dust in the atmosphere helped expose gravity waves along the coast of Libya.