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Aral Sea
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Published November 24, 2009
The Aral Sea on June 4, 1977, Sept. 17, 1989, and May 27, 2006. Image courtesy of USGS.
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Aral Sea Continues to Shrink
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Published August 27, 2009
In the first half of the twentieth century, it was the world’s fourth-largest lake. By August 2009, virtually nothing remained of the largest lobe.
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Global Biosphere
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Published June 6, 2009
The sum of Earth's plants, on land and in the ocean, changes slightly from year to year as weather patterns shift. This pair of images contrasts average plant growth in 2002 to growth in 2008, revealing small interannual changes.
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Chlorophyll and Currents in the Red Sea
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Published September 13, 2007
his image shows chlorophyll concentrations in the waters of the Red Sea observed by the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) on March 16, 2000. The chlorophyll is present inside single-celled marine plants called phytoplankton, which use the pigment to harvest light for photosynthesis. Places where concentrations of phytoplankton were high are colored yellow. Like the arid terrain surrounding it, the Red Sea is not especially productive. A few patches of blooming plants (yellow swirls) are surrounding by large areas of relatively unproductive waters (blue).
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Dust Crosses the Atlantic
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Published July 23, 2005
Floridians looking for a break from hurricane season in late July 2005 were in for a change, though it wasn’t necessarily what they wanted: Saharan dust. By July 19, a massive dust storm had crossed the Atlantic towards southern Florida.
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Fernandina Volcano, Galapagos Islands
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Published May 16, 2005
The most active volcano in the Galapagos Islands began a fresh eruption on May 13, 2005. The eruption sent ash 7 kilometers into the atmosphere.
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Smoke Over Great Australian Bight
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Published December 22, 2004
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Arctic Blast Chills Eastern United States
Published December 21, 2004
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Particle Pollution in Eastern China
Published December 16, 2004
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