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The Expansion of Shanghai
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Published December 10, 2019
The Chinese city has reclaimed land from shallow coastal waters at a rapid rate.
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Cloud Streets Stream Over the Great Lakes
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A blast of cold air from Canada is fueling lake effect snow in several states.
Erebus Casts a Mighty Shadow
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Published December 8, 2019
The low Sun angle illuminated the eastern slopes of the Antarctic volcano, casting a long shadow to the west.
Sediment Sloshes in Solway Firth
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Published December 6, 2019
Fjords and funnel-shaped bays and inlets are often the scene of dramatic tidal changes and sediment loads.
Lake Oahe, South Dakota
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The fourth largest man-made reservoir in North America extends from Pierre, South Dakota, to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Patchwork of Corn in the Snow
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In the wake of a potent winter storm in late November in the U.S. Midwest, an unusual pattern turned up in satellite imagery.
A Bloom in the Strait of Hormuz
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Published December 5, 2019
A phytoplankton bloom appeared in one of the world’s busiest oil waterways.
A Cirrus Arc
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Published December 4, 2019
Circulation around a jet streak—a fast-moving pocket of air within the jet stream—formed this distinctive arc of clouds.
Australian Fires Still Burning
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Bushfires continued in early December to produce smoke along the the country's eastern coast.
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Satellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration
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Published December 3, 2019
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures swim from the ocean depths to feed near the surface, then descend out of sight again before daybreak.
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Typhoon Kammuri Approaches the Philippines
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Published December 2, 2019
A powerful typhoon brought violent winds and torrential rainfall, causing thousands to evacuate.
A Burial Site Fit for an Emperor
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Published November 27, 2019
Japan’s Daisenryo Kofun looks like a forest on a hill, but it is actually one of the largest tombs in the world.
Severe Winter Storm Hits the West Coast
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A winter storm brought flash flooding, heavy snow, and hurricane-force winds to the Pacific Northwest.
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All Eyes on Tonga’s Kingdom of Volcanoes
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Published November 26, 2019
An undersea eruption at Lateiki Island in late October 2019 has brought new life to an older island in the Tonga chain.
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Rice Bowl from a Reclaimed Lake
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Lake Hachirō in northern Honshu was once Japan’s second largest lake.
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When a Road Leads to Deforestation
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Published November 25, 2019
Road networks in the Congo rainforest have significantly increased over the past decades, but not all paths lead to long-term destruction.
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Comb Ridge, Utah
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Published November 22, 2019
A mountain-building event lifted up this area between 40 and 70 million years ago.
Porpoiseful Ice Studies
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Hundreds of scientific papers have come out of NASA’s Operation IceBridge, which ended this week.
The Oysters of Tongyeong
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About 80 percent of South Korea’s oysters are grown in these waters.
Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns
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Published November 21, 2019
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
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Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans
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Published November 20, 2019
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
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Making a Connection in the Kingdom of Tonga
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Published November 19, 2019
Against the odds, the landmass that exploded and oozed into existence in early 2015 is now nearly five years old.
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Fires in the Caucasus
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Satellites detected what appears to be wildfires in the mountainous region.
Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink
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Published November 18, 2019
As global and regional warming continues, winter emissions of carbon dioxide from Arctic lands are offsetting what plants absorb in the summer.
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