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A “Surprisingly Average” Year for Sierra Snowpack
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Published April 11, 2024
The amount of snow in the California-Nevada mountain range was about average in April 2024—a rare occurrence.
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Is the Wilkins Ice Shelf Weakening?
Published April 6, 2024
Signs of structural weaknesses may signal a shift in this Antarctic ice shelf’s stability.
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Smoke Blankets Venezuela
Published March 28, 2024
Drought and heat have fueled unusually high numbers of fires in the South American country during the first three months of 2024.
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Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain
Published March 27, 2024
Skies turned orange and snowy slopes were stained brown as Saharan dust reached Europe.
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Fires in the Appalachians
Published March 22, 2024
Smoke billowed from multiple wildfires in the eastern U.S., fueled by dry and windy weather.
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Snowstorm Coats the Rockies
Published March 21, 2024
A potent storm pushed snowpack levels above normal across Colorado.
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Tropical Cyclone Filipo
Published March 12, 2024
The storm dropped a substantial amount of rain as it moved across Mozambique.
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Fires Char Cattle Country
Published March 5, 2024
Ranchers in the Texas Panhandle recently faced a fire that charred more than 1 million acres.
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Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds
Published February 26, 2024
Scientists speculated about these holes in clouds for decades, but it’s now well understood that cavum are caused by airplanes.
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Drought Parches Morocco
Published February 22, 2024
Reservoirs are running out of water and crops are browning in the North African country.
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Ice Swirls Along the Labrador Coast
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Published February 15, 2024
An astronaut and satellite sensors captured eye-catching patterns in sea ice.
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