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Cloud streets along the Alaska Peninsula
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Published February 1, 2006
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Thick Smog over China
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Skies over China have darkened in the past five decades, thanks to a nine-fold increase fossil-fuel emissions. Yun Qian and collaborators examined data from over 500 weather stations, finding a reduction overcast days and an increase in cloud-free days. In January 2006, they reported these results in the journal...
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Drought in East Africa
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For East Africa, 2005 was anything but a normal year. The long rainy season produced little rain, and the short rainy season failed altogether. The drought’s impact on vegetation can be seen in this vegetation index image.
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Floods in Bolivia
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Eruption on Augustine Island, Alaska
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Snow in Turkey
An Arctic freeze brought cold weather and snow to Turkey in late January 2006.
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Eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
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Phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea
Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems; they are consumed by zooplankton, or microscopic animals, which in turn are eaten by variety of fish, whales, and birds. A large population or bloom was occurring in the Black Sea (the body of water in the upper right corner of the image) when this image was acquired on January 29, 2006. Often blooms such as this one are fed by the upwelling of nutrients
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Cloud Streets in the Bering Sea
Like the freshly raked white sand of a well-tended Japanese garden, rows of clouds stream over the Bering Sea from the edge of the sea ice.
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Published January 30, 2006