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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Erupts
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Published January 18, 2022
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.
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Smoke in the Stratosphere
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Published May 6, 2021
Astronaut photos of sunrises and sunsets occasionally include stunning views of high-flying aerosol plumes.
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Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast
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Published September 11, 2020
Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
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A Dust Plume to Remember
Published June 29, 2020
While dust routinely blows across the Atlantic Ocean, scientists rarely see plumes as large and dense with particles as the one that darkened Caribbean skies in June 2020.
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Australian Smoke Plume Sets Records
Published January 31, 2020
Potent wildfires sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the stratosphere than certain satellites have ever observed.
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Explosive Fire Activity in Australia
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Published January 9, 2020
Fires are burning so fiercely that they are lofting smoke to unusual heights.
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Satellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration
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Published December 4, 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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Satellites Capture Different Views of Devastating Fires in Chile
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Published February 3, 2017
The blazes thwarted firefighters’ efforts, with new hot spots emerging daily.
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Pavlof Erupts Again
Published April 3, 2016
After a year of relative calm, the Alaskan volcano burst back into action in late March 2016.
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Measuring the Height of Smoke over Borneo
Published January 18, 2016
Scientists use a satellite called CALIPSO to study smoke plumes.
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