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Burn Scar on Santa Catalina Island
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Published November 11, 2007
On May 10, 2007, a large human-caused fire broke out near the island’s only city, Avalon. Before it was contained five days later, the fire scorched 4,800 acres.
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Three Gorges Dam, China
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Published June 13, 2007
The longest river in Asia, the Yangtze River brings mixed blessings to China. Although it meets the water needs of millions of people, the river regularly overflows its banks. To protect residents and land in the lower Yangtze floodplains, China began construction on the Three Gorges Dam in 1994.
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Melting Ice Reveals New Island off Greenland
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Published June 3, 2007
Off the coast of Greenland lies an island resembling a bony claw. Long connected to Greenland’s coast by ice, the island escaped recognition for what it was for nearly a century.
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Sweat Farm Road Fire in Georgia
Published May 5, 2007
Dense plumes of blue-white smoke billowed from the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia on April 19, 2007, when the Landsat 5 satellite captured this detailed image. The fire started on April 16, when a tree fell on a power line and, fanned by strong winds, quickly exploded into a major fire.
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Esperanza Fire in California
Published November 10, 2006
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Tornado Track Across Indiana and Kentucky
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Published November 19, 2005
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