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Lake Mead by the Seasons
Published October 17, 2019
In this reservoir along the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border, water levels rise and fall with the seasons each year.
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Warmer, Drier Climate Could Transform Alaskan Forests
Published October 15, 2019
Climate change could lead to a net loss of plant life in some regions, and also could change the ratio of species that grow in them.
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Hagibis Floods Japan
The typhoon’s rapid intensification was followed by far-reaching damage in Honshu.
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High Points of the Sierras
Published October 11, 2019
Trails up Mount Whitney and across Forester Pass give hikers access high into the California mountain range.
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Hagibis Heads Toward Japan
A broad region could experience destructive winds as the typhoon approaches land.
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Virginia’s Volcanic Past
A small volcano erupted in the Shenandoah Valley 48 million years ago.
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Rapeseed Agriculture, Kursk Oblast
Published October 10, 2019
Yellow flowers brighten the landscape of southwestern Russia.
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Where the Geese Gather
The Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary in Canada is marked by its diverse terrain and large number of feathery inhabitants.
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Autumn Along the Amur
Published October 8, 2019
Orange and yellow foliage paint the banks of this river in the Russian Far East.
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Super Typhoon Hagibis
The typhoon grew from a tropical storm to a category 5 storm in less than a day.
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Assateague on the Move
Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops provide a rare example of overlapping barrier islands. All of them are constantly in motion.
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Unusual Monsoon Season Causes Flooding in India
Published October 7, 2019
2019 has brought exceptional rain to some areas, and the monsoon is retreating later than any season in recent memory.
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A River of Smoke
Published October 4, 2019
Fires raged in Bolivia’s lowlands throughout much of August and September.
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Smoke Filled Canyons, Arizona
During morning and evening hours, dense smoke often settles in low-lying areas and becomes trapped due to temperature inversions.
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Rifting and Calving on the Amery Ice Shelf
Published October 3, 2019
The ice shelf in East Antarctica has spawned its first major iceberg in more than half a century.
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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms
Satellites can track Noctiluca scintillans, a type of phytoplankton that produce a bioluminescent glow at night.
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Lorenzo Approaches Ireland
Published October 2, 2019
Though it has weakened since reaching category 5 strength, the hurricane is still bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the northeast Atlantic.
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Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier
Published October 1, 2019
The fast-changing glacier is threatening a popular hiking area in the western Alps.
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Snow in Montana and Canada
An unusually heavy snowfall across the northern Rockies brought winter weather barely a week into autumn.
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A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell
Published September 30, 2019
Heavy winter and spring snowfall provided much-needed meltwater, but the effects of long-term drought mean the lake is nowhere near its highs from the 1980s and 90s.
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Simpson Desert, Australia
Published September 27, 2019
Fantastic dunes stand alongside one of the world’s largest internally draining river systems.
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Mapping the Amazon
Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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Three Decades of Urban Expansion in Quito
In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
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Dust Storm in Southern Africa
Published September 25, 2019
Fierce wind picked up and carried huge plumes of sand and dust westward toward the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cyclone Hikaa Hits Oman
Published September 24, 2019
The storm reached the coast of the Arabian Peninsula with maximum winds between 120-130 kilometers per hour.
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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest
Published September 23, 2019
The long-term trend for Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward.
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Late Bloomers
Published September 20, 2019
The waters around Newfoundland have been teeming with phytoplankton since the beginning of September.
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Edge of the Ice
Summer snowmelt along the flank of Greenland’s Humboldt Glacier exposes layers of ice from ancient climate periods.
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Downpours Flood Southeast Texas
Parts of Houston and Beaumont are underwater after the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda moved through the area.
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Clear Skies Over Alaska
Published September 19, 2019
Views of mainland Alaska from the ISS are uncommon due to frequent cloud cover and the limits of the ISS orbit trajectory.
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The Long Bridge to “Silk City”
Kuwait’s largest construction project is intended to help reshape the country’s economy.
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Drought Reveals Lost “Spanish Stonehenge”
Published September 18, 2019
The Dolmen de Guadalperal resurfaced after five decades underwater.
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