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Bright Aurora, Below Freezing
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Published February 13, 2021
In early February, fast solar winds brought beautiful northern lights to North America and Europe.
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise
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Published January 22, 2021
The category-1 storm is poised to move inland over East African countries.
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Kilauea’s Lava Lake Returns
Published January 7, 2021
Water that had pooled in the crater since 2019 quickly boiled off during an eruption that began in December 2020.
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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia
Published December 14, 2020
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Gati Makes Historic Landfall in Somalia
Published November 25, 2020
Cyclone Gati became the strongest storm to hit the country on record, bringing more than a year’s worth of rain in two days.
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A Busy Season for Crop Fires in Northwestern India
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Published November 17, 2020
Burning leftover straw after the rice harvest has once again blanketed the region with smoke.
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Vamco Thrashes the Philippines
Published November 12, 2020
The typhoon brought strong winds and flooding to Manila.
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Devastating Storm Hits the Philippines
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Published November 2, 2020
Super Typhoon Goni brought winds upwards of 300 kilometers (195 miles) per hour before making landfall on Catanduanes Island.
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Large, Deep Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2020
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Ozone depletion was significantly worse than in 2019, but better than in the early 2000s.
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Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California
Published October 21, 2020
The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.
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