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Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows
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Published October 17, 2024
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth in 2024.
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A Colorful Aurora Paints the Night Sky
Published October 16, 2024
A powerful geomagnetic storm caused a display of light that was visible unusually far from Earth’s poles.
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Meanders of the Irrawaddy River
Published October 13, 2024
River channels old and new wind across a floodplain in Burma (Myanmar), mingling with areas of agriculture and aquaculture.
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Arrives from Afar
Published October 12, 2024
A “dirty snowball” from the distant icy cloud encircling our solar system passed by the Sun and Earth in autumn 2024.
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Intense, Widespread Drought Grips South America
Published October 15, 2024
Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on the region’s rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in several countries.
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First Stop: Tofua
Published October 14, 2024
British Royal Naval officer William Bligh and 18 loyalists headed for this volcanic island in Tonga after a mutiny on the HMS Bounty.
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Hurricane Milton Crosses Florida
Published October 10, 2024
Milton persisted as a potent hurricane-strength storm as it crossed over the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and into the western Atlantic.
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A Forest Fire in Western Wyoming
Published October 9, 2024
A lightning-ignited blaze billowed smoke into the towns and valleys near Jackson.
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Fuel for Hurricane Milton
Published October 8, 2024
The storm rapidly intensified to Category 5 strength over warm gulf waters.
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Three Storms Churn in an Active Atlantic
Published October 7, 2024
The active 2024 hurricane season comes to a head with several simultaneous hurricanes—an unusual sight for October.
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Autumn in Northern Mongolia
Larch-filled forests turned from green to gold around Lake Hövsgöl in September 2024.
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Sprites, Camera, Action!
Published October 6, 2024
An astronaut photographed the atmospheric phenomenon, associated with lightning, during a stormy night over North America.
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