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Partial Opening of the Northwest Passage
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Published September 13, 2015
The southern route is open, while the northern route still has some lingering ice in Parry Channel.
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Trio of Hurricanes Over the Pacific Ocean
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Published September 1, 2015
For the first time in recorded history, three Category 4 storms lined up over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Typhoons Goni and Atsani
Published August 25, 2015
Two typhoons spun over the western North Pacific near Japan.
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Fires at Night in the U.S. Northwest
Published August 22, 2015
Fires burn night and day across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
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Smoke Goes Around the World
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Published July 18, 2015
Wildfires in Alaska and Canada send smoke plumes wafting in opposite directions around the Northern Hemisphere.
Mid-Summer Auroras
Published June 28, 2015
Solar storms smacked into Earth’s magnetic field and provoked auroras over the southern and northern hemisphere just after the summer solstice.
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