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Landslide Buries Scenic California Highway
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Published May 24, 2017
More than a million tons of rocks and dirt covered the road.
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Turquoise Tendrils
Published March 25, 2017
In March 2017, phytoplankton bloomed off the coast of Tunisia.
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Spanish Peaks Turn Tan
Published March 4, 2017
White mountaintops received a fresh dusting—and not of snow.
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Fires Threaten Christchurch
Published February 18, 2017
In mid-February 2017, wildfires near Christchurch, New Zealand, spurred the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents.
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Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura
Published December 3, 2016
The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above the water line in some coastal areas of New Zealand.
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Eruption at Sabancaya
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Published November 26, 2016
Recently, the volcano’s occassional puffs of ash and volcanic gases have become more frequent and intense.
Ash Over Copahue
Published November 22, 2016
A bout of activity sent fresh ash and volcanic gases streaming from the volcano in November 2016.
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A Second Massive Ice Avalanche in Tibet
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Published October 21, 2016
In a rare event, two glaciers just a few kilometers apart in the Aru Range have collapsed in spectacular fashion.
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Massive and Mysterious Ice Avalanche in Tibet
Published September 7, 2016
Satellites have captured imagery of one of the largest ice avalanches ever recorded.