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Fires Raged in the Amazon Again in 2020
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Published February 19, 2021
Large numbers of deforestation-related fires burned in the Amazon rainforest, while uncontrolled wildfires blazed in savanna and grassland ecosystems in central Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Saharan Dust Heading for Europe
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Published February 18, 2021
A substantial dust plume drifted over the Atlantic Ocean, with some of the airborne grains steering toward the northeast.
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Another Dusty Day in Chad
Published January 21, 2021
Winds frequently whip up the dust from Chad’s lowest point, but those particles may not fertilize the Amazon as much as scientists once thought.
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California’s Nightmare Fire Season Continues
Published October 2, 2020
Another stretch of intense heat has reinvigorated the state’s brutal 2020 fire season.
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Superior Fall Colors
Published September 29, 2020
In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees change colors as they lose chlorophyll, the molecule that plants use to synthesize food.
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A Smoky Inferno
Published September 8, 2020
Intense fires raged in several western states over the Labor Day weekend.
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Flooding, Blackouts in the Wake of Laura
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Published August 31, 2020
The storm surge and rainfall from the category 4 hurricane inundated parts of the Louisiana coast, while winds wiped out electric power to many.
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