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Drought then Deluge Turned a Stable Landslide into Disaster
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Published February 7, 2019
“Stable landslide” sounds like a contradiction in terms, but there are indeed places on Earth where land has been creeping downhill slowly and harmlessly for as long as a century.
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A Haircut for Puerto Rico’s Forests
Published February 1, 2019
A research team has found that 40 to 60 percent of the tall trees surveyed on the island either lost large branches, were snapped in half, or were uprooted by strong winds from Hurricane Maria.
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Recovering from Hurricane Maria
Published September 26, 2018
Forests are on the path to recovery even as many roof repairs remain undone.
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The Scars of Mendocino
Published August 30, 2018
Scarring of the landscape is evident in the wake of the largest wildfire in California history.
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Living the Mars Life on Mauna Loa
Published August 29, 2018
On months-long Mars analog missions in Hawaii, donning mock space suits to explore lava flows and other geological formations is often a high point.
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NASA Mapping Hurricane Damage to Everglades
Published April 19, 2018
A research team flew over the Everglades and found that an estimated 60 percent of their mangrove study areas were heavily or severely damaged by hurricanes in 2017.
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Signs of Flow Atop Antarctic Ice
Published January 20, 2018
Ice moves slowly, and fractures are often the only perceptible indication of movement.
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