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Seeing Through Smoke
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Published September 21, 2012
The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) can “see” through thick wildfire smoke. On September 18, 2012, the satellite instrument captured this view of the burn scar beneath a heavy plume of smoke from the Mustang Complex fire in Idaho.
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Bagley Fire Burn Scar
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Published September 17, 2012
In a region that has seen the number of fires and acres burned rise in recent decades, the Bagley fire burned another 46,000 acres of forest in northern California. However, recently published research suggests the severity of fires in the area has remained steady.
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Queensland’s Channel Country
Published September 15, 2012
Linear dunes and ephemeral streams converge on the eastern margin of the Simpson Desert in a region known for its floods.
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Gas Flares in Bahía de Campeche
Published September 14, 2012
Daytime and nighttime satellite imagery shows the burning of methane that goes together with the oil extraction process.
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Another Foggy Day in San Francisco
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Published September 11, 2012
Fog forms along the Pacific coast when warm air currents meet chilly waters welling up from the deep ocean.
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Meeting of the Waters
Published September 7, 2012
The confluence of the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões in Brazil is famous for unusual mixing patterns.
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Chips Fire Burn Scar
Published September 5, 2012
One of a number of large wildfires that have affected northern California in 2012, the Chips fire burned more than 75,000 acres by the time firefighters had contained it.
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