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Shadows from a Solar Eclipse
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Published December 14, 2020
The first and only total eclipse of 2020 stretched from the equatorial Pacific to the South Atlantic, passing through southern Argentina and Chile.
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A Destructive Abundance
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Published December 9, 2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was supercharged, and not just in raw numbers.
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Sea Level Watcher Takes Flight
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Published November 24, 2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea surface height.
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Dangerous Hurricane Iota Sets Late-Season Records
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Published November 16, 2020
Before 2020, only four category 4 or 5 hurricanes had ever made landfall in Nicaragua. Now two are going to land in just two weeks.
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Eta Heads to Central America
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Published November 3, 2020
The category 4 storm was expected to drop 40 to 50 centimeters of rain across areas of Nicaragua and Honduras.
Wildfire Smoke Shrouds the U.S. West
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Published August 20, 2020
An unusual amount of smoke from wildfires has spread across hundreds of miles.
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Smoke from Apple Fire Spreads
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Published August 3, 2020
Wildfire smoke from California traveled hundreds to miles and obscured skies in central Arizona.
Tropical Depression Cristobal
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Published June 8, 2020
The tropical cyclone continued to weaken as it moved inland, but still threatened parts of the United States with heavy rain.
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Ice Eddies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Published March 13, 2020
Winds and currents stirred up the thin sea ice, forming delicate patterns around Anticosti Island in Quebec, Canada.
A Textbook Weather Front
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Published March 9, 2020
A cold front, warm front, and high-pressure system left their signatures in the clouds.
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Moisture Pummels the Pacific Northwest
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Published February 7, 2020
Following an exceptionally wet January, an atmospheric river carried even more moisture into the region in February.
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A Flash Drought Dries the Southeast
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Published October 23, 2019
After a wet spring, a quick-onset drought has parched fields.
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Turbulent Tropical Skies
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Published September 4, 2019
In early September 2019, a loose chain of tropical cyclones lined up across the Western Hemisphere.
Hurricane Dorian in the Tropical Atlantic
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Published August 29, 2019
After brushing past Puerto Rico, the storm began intensifying over open waters.
Hurricane Willa Closes in on Mexico
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Published October 23, 2018
Still a “dangerous hurricane,” the category 3 storm passed the Islas Marías as it closed in on Mexico’s mainland.
Florida Slammed by Hurricane Michael
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Published October 11, 2018
The category 4 storm is believed to be the strongest hurricane on record to hit the Florida Panhandle.
Florence Crossing Warm Waters on the Way to the Carolinas
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Published September 13, 2018
Forecasters expect the major hurricane to get a boost of energy from the Gulf Stream.
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Watery Heatwave Cooks the Gulf of Maine
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Published September 12, 2018
Extreme water temperatures in 2018 fit with a much longer trend in the region, which is among the fastest-warming parts of the global ocean.
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