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NASA Returns to the Beach: How Cancún Grew into a Major Resort
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Published July 7, 2024
Once one of the poorest regions of Mexico, Cancún is now a bustling tourist city with millions of visitors each year.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Assateague on the Move
Published July 5, 2024
Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops provide a rare example of overlapping barrier islands. All of them are constantly in motion.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Bright Beaches in Florida
Published July 2, 2024
The white sands of Florida’s Emerald Coast beaches are primarily comprised of quartz grains from the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Hurricane Beryl Hurtles into the Caribbean
Published July 1, 2024
The powerful Category 4 storm made landfall in the Grenadine Islands on July 1.
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A River Runs Through Fayzabad
Published June 30, 2024
Flanked by mountains, the capital of the Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan lies along a sharp bend in a valley sculpted by the Kokcha River.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Sands and Mats at Padre Island
Published July 6, 2024
The barrier island in Texas has much to teach about barrier islands and Martian life.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Wide Wildwood Beaches
Published July 4, 2024
For many people, there is great joy and good summer business to be found on the widest beach in New Jersey and one of the widest on any coast.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Eighty Mile Beach
Published July 3, 2024
This stretch of coastline in Western Australia is a popular recreational site for people and an important stopover site for migratory birds.
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Home Reef Volcano Grows
Published June 28, 2024
Plumes of volcanic material traveled by air and by sea as the small Pacific island erupted in June 2024.
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In the Grip of Global Heat
Published June 27, 2024
Heat waves rolled through parts of Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, leaving vulnerable populations at risk.
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NASA Returns to the Beach: Taking Stock of Sandy Beaches
Sandy beaches are growing in some parts of the world and shrinking quickly in others, including one-third of marine protected areas.
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Stately Mount Siple
A striking plume trailing from the topographic prominence in West Antarctica is likely an orographic cloud.
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