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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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Smoke Blankets Borneo
Published September 17, 2019
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
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Cameron Ridge
Published September 13, 2019
Get a close-up look at enormous wind turbines along this short segment of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires
Several years of dry conditions have set the stage for a fierce fire season in several southeastern states.
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A Bloom of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
An important player in the nitrogen cycle, Trichodesmium makes a seasonal appearance off the northeast coast of Australia.
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Walker Fire
The wildfire has burned more than 50,000 acres, making it the state’s largest blaze in 2019.
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South Pacific Swirl
Published September 12, 2019
Low Sun angles enhance certain wavelengths of light, painting the atmosphere over a distant patch of ocean.
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Marine Heat Wave Returns to the Northeast Pacific
The warm surface water this summer was caused by an unusual and persistent weather pattern.
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Floods Swamp Sudan
Published September 11, 2019
After a wet August, floodwaters inundated villages, pastures, and croplands.
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In the Wake of Hurricane Dorian
Published September 9, 2019
The storm left a path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Canadian Maritimes.
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Circling the Serengeti
Published September 6, 2019
These African plains host the largest natural animal migration in the world.
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Typhoon Lingling Heads Towards the Koreas
Typhoon Lingling is the thirteenth tropical cyclone in the North Pacific this year.
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Punta Banda, Baja California
Fishing is an integral part of the economy for this region, which also attracts whales and tourists.
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Malaspina on the Move
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
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Dorian Reaches South Carolina
Published September 5, 2019
Power outages piled up in Charleston County as the storm raged just offshore.
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Turbulent Tropical Skies
Published September 4, 2019
In early September 2019, a loose chain of tropical cyclones lined up across the Western Hemisphere.
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A Devastating Stall by Hurricane Dorian
A remarkable slowdown led to a prolonged lashing from winds, waves, and rain that devastated Grand Bahama Island.
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Hurricane Dorian Nears U.S. Southeast
Published September 3, 2019
After slamming the Bahamas, the storm will approach Florida first in the coming days.
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Hurricane Dorian Pounds the Bahamas
Published September 1, 2019
The powerful hurricane is believed to be the strongest on record to hit the northwestern Bahamas.
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Dorian Moves Over Storm-Fueling Waters
Published August 30, 2019
Heading into Labor Day weekend, citizens and government officials braced for a potent hurricane that has been intensifying in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
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Mount Rainier
The tallest mountain of the Cascade Range is a Pacific Northwest icon.
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Rising Global Temperatures Influence California’s Fire Season
A recent study shows that the state has experienced a fivefold increase in annual burned area since 1972.
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Laboring in Pullman
The Chicago neighborhood was the epicenter of a railroad strike that played a key role in the establishment of Labor Day as a federal holiday.
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The Smoke that Thunders
Published August 29, 2019
Although not the highest or longest falls in the world, Victoria Falls is the world’s largest sheet of falling water.
Hurricane Dorian in the Tropical Atlantic
After brushing past Puerto Rico, the storm began intensifying over open waters.
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Seasonal Fires are Burning in Angola
Fire season peaks every August in some parts of southern Africa.
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Nearing the Limit of Retreat
Published August 28, 2019
One branch of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier seems to have retreated as far as it can, while the other still has some distance to go.
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