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Rare Earth in Bayan Obo
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Published April 21, 2012
A mining operation in China dominates the global market for rare metals used in consumer products.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Oaxaca, Mexico
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Published March 20, 2012
A strong earthquake struck southern Mexico on March 20, 2012, near the converging Cocos and North American tectonic plates.
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Wreckage and Recovery in Ishinomaki, Japan
Published March 13, 2012
Acquired in March 2011 and February 2012, these images document the recession of flood waters after the Tohoku tsunami.
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Effects of the Tohoku Tsunami on the Kitakami River
Published March 11, 2012
One year after the tsunami, the landscape near the mouth of the Kitakami river remains irrevocably altered.
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Sendai Bay - February 2012
Published March 8, 2012
Water has drained away from the agricultural fields near Sendai Bay.
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Sendai Bay - March 2011
Flood waters sit on agricultural fields more than a week after the devastating Tohoku-oki tsunami.
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Tsunami Sends Kitakami River Far Over Its Banks
Published March 7, 2012
Waves traveled nearly 50 kilometers (30 miles) upstream from the mouth of the river.
Tsunami Flooding around Ishinomaki
In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, flood waters inundate large stretches of the city.
Activity at Shiveluch Volcano
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Published February 24, 2012
Dark volcanic debris mars the otherwise pristine lower flanks of Shiveluch Volcano, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shiveluch’s growing lava dome.
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