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Indonesian Fires Return in 2023
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Published October 6, 2023
Dry conditions brought on by El Niño likely intensified the 2023 fire season, following several years of relative quiet.
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Dusty Skies in Southern Asia
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Published September 27, 2023
Dust from the ephemeral Hamun wetlands streamed over parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in September.
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OSIRIS-REx Prepares to Return Asteroid Sample
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Published September 23, 2023
Teams monitor weather and ground conditions in Utah’s West Desert, where a capsule containing a piece of space rock is expected to land.
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Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Libya
Published September 13, 2023
A Mediterranean cyclone contributed to deadly flooding along the country’s coastline.
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Summer Rains on Nevada’s Black Rock Playa
Published September 8, 2023
Late-season storms saturated the desert, leaving tens of thousands of festivalgoers stuck in the mire.
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Idalia Spawns Major Winds
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Published August 30, 2023
The hurricane rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, weakening only slightly before making landfall over Florida.
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Idalia Roars Into the Gulf of Mexico
Published August 29, 2023
Fueled by unusually warm waters, the hurricane is forecast to rapidly intensify before barreling into Florida.
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The Ocean Has a Fever
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Published August 25, 2023
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
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