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Seeing the Parts for the Whole
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Published December 18, 2019
Across two decades, the Terra satellite has been a great leap for Earth system science, observing how different spheres fit together as a whole.
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India Faces Deadly Heat Wave
Published June 5, 2015
Humidity and the abrupt onset of extremely high temperatures have killed thousands of people in India.
U.S. Heat Wave and Earth’s Energy Balance
Published August 31, 2011
July’s extreme heat in the United States radiated energy out into space as shown in this image from July 22, 2011.
By Reflecting Sunlight, Greenland Helps Keep the Arctic Cool
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Published October 29, 2009
This series of globes from June–August 2009 shows how sea ice, snow, and ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere reflect large amounts of incoming sunlight and help keep the Arctic cool in the summer.
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