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Finding Hidden Ship Tracks
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Published July 3, 2019
Ship tracks are a common atmospheric occurrence. Scientists are now combining machine learning and satellites to detect them automatically.
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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific
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On July 2, 2019, a NASA satellite captured an image of the Moon’s shadow off of South America.
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Ice Arch Crumbles Early
Published June 26, 2019
The structure that prevents sea ice from exiting the Arctic Ocean through the Nares Strait crumbled months earlier than usual.
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A Tale of Contrasting Rift Valley Lakes
Published June 20, 2019
Long and short. Deep and shallow. Salty and fresh. Blue and brown. These are Africa’s Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa.
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Lena Delta Shakes Off Winter
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Published June 14, 2019
After seven months encased in snow and ice, the delta emerges for the short Arctic summer.
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A White June in the Rockies
Published June 12, 2019
For this late in the year, snowpack is remarkably deep in Colorado and Utah.
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Bloom in the Parent Stream
Published June 4, 2019
Fueled by the Oyashio current, the waters off of northeastern Japan support a bounty of phytoplankton and fishes.
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Food Crisis Grows from Dry Soils
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Published May 30, 2019
Drought is apparent across much of East Africa after seasonal rains failed to deliver much moisture to the region.
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