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Is HPS-12 the Fastest Thinning Glacier?
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Published October 29, 2019
A glacier in Patagonia with a forgettable name is becoming memorable for the speed at which it is losing ice.
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Assateague on the Move
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Published October 9, 2019
Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops provide a rare example of overlapping barrier islands. All of them are constantly in motion.
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Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier
Published October 2, 2019
The fast-changing glacier is threatening a popular hiking area in the western Alps.
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A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell
Published October 1, 2019
Heavy winter and spring snowfall provided much-needed meltwater, but the effects of long-term drought mean the lake is nowhere near its highs from the 1980s and 90s.
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Three Decades of Urban Expansion in Quito
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Published September 30, 2019
In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
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Malaspina on the Move
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Published September 11, 2019
More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.
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Okjökull Remembered
Published August 9, 2019
The glacier atop Iceland’s Ok volcano was declared dead in 2014. Satellite images show the latter stages of its decline.
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Wide Wildwood Beaches
Published August 5, 2019
For many people, there is great joy and good summer business to be found on the widest beach in New Jersey and one of the widest on any coast.
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Green Space is Good for Mental Health
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Published July 17, 2019
New study uses satellite and demographic data to show how the prolonged presence of green space is important for a healthy society.
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Mapping the Land Between the Tides
Published July 2, 2019
Harnessing 30 years of Landsat data, researchers have created the first three-dimensional model of Australia’s entire coastline.
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The Urbanization of Ulaanbaatar
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Published June 4, 2019
The Mongolian capital is spreading outward as migrants from the countryside fill neighborhoods on the fringes of the city.
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