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Smoke over eastern Canada
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Published May 26, 2007
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Initiation of Rainy Season in Southern Amazon
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Klyuchevskaya Volcano
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Published May 25, 2007
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Seasonal Swings in Amazon Leaf Area
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Published May 24, 2007
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Fires in Mexico and Central America
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Published May 23, 2007
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Leaf Area Index, South America
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The Amazon Rainforest is a tangle of multiple layers of vegetation stretching from the ground to the top of the forest canopy. Layer upon layer of leaves intercept sunlight, inhale carbon dioxide, and exhale oxygen and water vapor. In 2007, a team of scientists discovered that behind its evergreen exterior, the Amazon was hiding a seasonal secret: large, previously unknown swings in leaf surface area between the wet season and the dry season.
Dust in the Taklimakan Desert
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Published May 22, 2007
Dust Plume off the Coast of Egypt
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Dwarfing the Nile, a river of dust flowed out of the deserts of northern Egypt on May 19, 2007. This image of the dust shows it spreading northward over the Mediterranean Sea from the sandy deserts that span the country. At the margins of the plume, ribbons and ripples of dust are translucent, allowing a glimpse of the desert and water beneath, but in the center, the cloud is opaque, revealing nothing of the surface below.
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Fires in Georgia and Florida
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Published May 21, 2007
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