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Blast From the Past: A Modern Lake in an Ancient Crater
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Published July 1, 2025
Famously visible from space, ring-shaped Manicouagan Lake was filled at the dawn of the Space Age when Canada dammed a river to flood a Triassic-aged impact crater.
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Western Mountain Snow Melts Fast and Early
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Published June 28, 2025
A warm and dry spring in the Pacific Northwest quickly depleted the seasonal snowpack, raising concern over summer water supplies and wildland fire risk.
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Smoke Streams Over the Aegean Sea
Published June 27, 2025
Fierce winds carried plumes from fires burning on the Greek island of Chíos southwest over the bright sea surface.
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Water Pours Into Australia’s Lake Eyre
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Published June 18, 2025
Floodwaters that have coursed through the outback for months are now replenishing a vast inland sea on a scale not seen in decades.
Seasonal Breakup in the Amundsen Gulf
Published June 16, 2025
Sea ice in the gulf, the gateway to the Northwest Passage, is fracturing and drifting westward into the Beaufort Sea.
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Winter Arrives Early in Lesotho and South Africa
Published June 12, 2025
A powerful weather system brought heavy snow to southern African mountains, plus high winds and flooding to the lowlands.
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Dusty Skies in California Farm Country
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Published May 29, 2025
Researchers found a relationship between idle farmland and dust storms in one of the nation’s largest breadbaskets.
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Late-Autumn Storm Lashes New Zealand
Published May 5, 2025
Wintry conditions swept across the mountains, while destructive wind and flooding hit some of the country’s largest cities.
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