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A Meeting of Ice and Dunes
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Published September 13, 2021
Shadows accentuate the topography in and around Ulaagchinii Khar Nuur in Mongolia.
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Rapid Intensification for Typhoon Chanthu
Published September 9, 2021
The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super typhoon in less than 48 hours.
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A Changed Landscape in Southern Louisiana
Published September 8, 2021
Hurricane Ida left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching closely to see if vegetation and healthy marshes return.
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Mapping Methane Emissions in California
Using precision instruments and new mapping and machine-learning tools, a research team has been pinpointing sources of the greenhouse gas.
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Ice Persists in the Northwest Passage
The decline of sea ice in the Arctic has made the passage increasingly viable for ships, but it’s still not always smooth sailing.
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Zuiderzee Works
Published September 6, 2021
Where the Netherlands meets the North Sea, there is an impressive confluence of natural and man-made features.
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Spotlight on the Galápagos Islands
Published September 5, 2021
Sunglint helps tease out features that are not often visible.
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Flash Floods from Ida Swamp the Northeast
Published September 2, 2021
Many of the worst-hit areas in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York saw 6 to 10 inches of rain fall in just a few hours.
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Climate Change Pushes Fires to Higher Ground
Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions.
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Smoky Skies in the Western Amazon
Published September 1, 2021
Increasing numbers of deforestation fires are darkening skies in Rondônia and Amazonas.
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Satellite Observes Power Outages in New Orleans
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due to downed power lines and damaged transmission towers.
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Arc of Fires in the U.S. West
Published August 31, 2021
The Caldor fire, nearing the south end of Lake Tahoe, is one of many potent fires still burning at the end of August 2021.
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