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Scientific Questions Arrive in Ports
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Published October 27, 2021
Satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide near key U.S. ports suggest that increased shipping activity and backlogs may be affecting air quality.
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Russia’s Golden Autumn
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Published October 22, 2021
Primorsky Krai, in the Russian Far East, displays some of the planet’s most striking fall color.
Shrinking Glaciers and Growing Lakes
Published October 18, 2021
As temperatures rise on the Tibetan Plateau, lakes are growing larger and deeper.
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Truly Giant Cuttlefish in False Bay
Published October 16, 2021
Spencer Gulf in South Australia hosts the world’s largest cuttlefish mass spawning event.
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Waiting to Unload
Published October 15, 2021
The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and markets in ways that have led to backlogs of cargo ships at key ports.
Satellites View California Oil Spill
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Published October 8, 2021
Satellite imagers can make oil spills easier to detect in open water.
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A Multi-Dimensional Fire Challenge
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Published October 5, 2021
Accumulating fuels and rising populations are contributing to California’s large, destructive fires.
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What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?
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Published October 4, 2021
Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing populations have made large, destructive fires more likely.
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Troubled Waters
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Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo is choking with oil slicks and algae.
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Lava Burns a Path Through La Palma
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Published September 27, 2021
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands.
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