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A Porcupine Loses its Tongue
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Published October 12, 2016
In August 2016, an iceberg heaved away from the Porcupine Glacier in northern British Columbia. It could be the biggest calving event in North America since satellite observations began.
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Nairobi Swells with Urban Growth
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Published September 30, 2016
For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
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Pervasive Ice Retreat in West Antarctica
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Published June 22, 2016
Over the past four decades, the ice along nearly two-thirds of the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica either retreated inland or has been lost, contributing to sea level rise.
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Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin
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Published June 15, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
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Scientists Improve Maps of Subsidence in New Orleans
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Published May 25, 2016
Through a combination of airborne radar and ground-based GPS, a research team has developed detailed models of how much land is sinking and rising in southern Louisiana.
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack is Better, but Not Normal
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Published April 14, 2016
El Niño brought more rain and snow to California this winter, but not enough to offset the water deficit built up over four years.
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The Decline of Lake Kariba
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Published February 12, 2016
Drought has struck a huge reservoir on the border Zambia and Zimbabwe, reducing the hydro power supply from Kariba dam .
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Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly”
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Published January 7, 2016
With satellite eyes, the complex motion of glaciers becomes apparent.
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El Niño Disrupts the Marine Food Web
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Published October 29, 2015
El Niño has not yet reached its peak, but the tiniest marine life is starting to feel the loss of its nutrient supply.
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Sierra Nevada Snowpack in a Wet Year, Dry Year
Published October 21, 2015
Seasonal snowpack in the Sierra Nevada depends on whether a winter is wet or dry, and 2015 shaped up to be exceptionally dry.
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Orlando, Florida: Four Decades of Development
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Published July 23, 2015
Theme parks and other developments have turned Central Florida from swampland to the most visited tourist region of the United States.
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Shasta Lake, California
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Published June 26, 2015
The Golden State’s largest reservoir has warmed and become depleted over the past decade.