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Early Melting Along the Antarctic Peninsula
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Published December 3, 2020
About a month before the start of astronomical summer in the southern hemisphere, vast areas of sea ice were already painted blue with meltwater.
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Eruption at Lewotolo Volcano
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Published December 1, 2020
The explosive event lofted ash high above the Indonesian island of Lembata.
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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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Iceberg A-68A Nears South Georgia
Published November 13, 2020
Scientists watch as A-68A, currently the planet’s largest iceberg, approaches a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Eta Floods Nicaragua
Published November 10, 2020
The category 4 storm caused deadly flooding and landslides in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.
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China’s Unrelenting Season of Flooding
Published October 30, 2020
The 2020 monsoon has brought historic amounts of rain to the country.
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Hurricane Zeta Arrives on the Gulf Coast
Published October 28, 2020
It will be the fifth storm to hit Louisiana this year, and the eleventh to hit the continental United States.
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Snowy and Icy Peaks with Very Different Origins
Published October 25, 2020
Researchers find that ice caps on the mountains of Pluto are made of methane, but develop through an opposite process from that on Earth.
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The Undulations of Wave Clouds
Published October 9, 2020
When undular bores ripple through the atmosphere, they leave remarkable patterns in the clouds.
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