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Idalia Spawns Major Winds
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Published August 30, 2023
The hurricane rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, weakening only slightly before making landfall over Florida.
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Idalia Roars Into the Gulf of Mexico
Published August 29, 2023
Fueled by unusually warm waters, the hurricane is forecast to rapidly intensify before barreling into Florida.
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Illuminating the Aleutians
Published August 28, 2023
The aurora borealis and moonglint shine bright in this astronaut photo of the Alaskan island chain.
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Wildfires Burn Near Hay River
Published August 25, 2023
The same fire that overran the town of Enterprise is now threatening more towns in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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Flooding Along the Sutlej River in Punjab
Heavy rains inundated villages and farmland in India and Pakistan during the summer monsoon.
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Heat Dome Descends on Central U.S.
Extreme temperatures and humidity affected millions of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South in August 2023.
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The Ocean Has a Fever
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
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Wildfires Rage in Greece
Published August 22, 2023
Wildfires in the country’s northeast sent smoke streaming over Mediterranean waters.
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Winds and Hail Scar the Great Plains
Published August 23, 2023
A new database details two decades of damage swaths left after winds and hail pulverize crops and vegetation.
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Hilary Soaks the Southwest
Published August 21, 2023
The storm delivered torrential rain to parts of Southern California, Nevada, and Mexico, leaving flooded streets and power outages in its wake.
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Clouds “Shine” Over the Mediterranean Sea
Published August 20, 2023
Once limited to higher latitudes, polar mesospheric clouds are becoming brighter and more visible over mid-latitudes.
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Shifting Cultivation in Laos
A detailed analysis of satellite data reveals the expansion of land that has been converted from forest to impermanent farmland.
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