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Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns
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Published November 21, 2019
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
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Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans
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Published November 20, 2019
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
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Fires in the Caucasus
Published November 19, 2019
Satellites detected what appears to be wildfires in the mountainous region.
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Long-Term Drought Parches Chile
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Published November 15, 2019
Vegetation is withering across Central Chile.
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Bushfires in New South Wales
Published November 7, 2019
Smoke billowed from a string of bushfires lining the coast of the Australian state.
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
Published November 6, 2019
The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.
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Haze Smothers Northern India
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Published November 4, 2019
Air pollution has reached hazardous levels in some areas.
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Massive Muddy Tides in the Bay of Fundy
Published October 25, 2019
High tides in the funnel-shaped bay are anything but a bore when they collide with river water flowing in the opposite direction.
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Winds Drive Smoky Wildfires in California, Mexico
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
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Fires on the Flanks of Volcanoes
Despite appearances, the fires do not seem to be related to eruptions or lava flows.
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A Beautiful Moment Over the Indian Ocean
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Published October 24, 2019
The interplay of a thunderstorm, dust, clouds, and gravity waves came together to create this scene.
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A Flash Drought Dries the Southeast
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Published October 22, 2019
After a wet spring, a quick-onset drought has parched fields.
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Nestor Drenches Florida Panhandle
Published October 21, 2019
The weakening storm dropped several inches of rain and spun out several tornadoes.
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Hagibis Floods Japan
Published October 15, 2019
The typhoon’s rapid intensification was followed by far-reaching damage in Honshu.
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High Points of the Sierras
Published October 11, 2019
Trails up Mount Whitney and across Forester Pass give hikers access high into the California mountain range.
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Hagibis Heads Toward Japan
A broad region could experience destructive winds as the typhoon approaches land.
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Unusual Monsoon Season Causes Flooding in India
Published October 7, 2019
2019 has brought exceptional rain to some areas, and the monsoon is retreating later than any season in recent memory.
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Rifting and Calving on the Amery Ice Shelf
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Published October 3, 2019
The ice shelf in East Antarctica has spawned its first major iceberg in more than half a century.
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Tracking “Blue Tear” Blooms
Satellites can track Noctiluca scintillans, a type of phytoplankton that produce a bioluminescent glow at night.
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Lorenzo Approaches Ireland
Published October 2, 2019
Though it has weakened since reaching category 5 strength, the hurricane is still bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the northeast Atlantic.
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Mapping the Amazon
Published September 26, 2019
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote sensing scientists to study.
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Late Bloomers
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Published September 20, 2019
The waters around Newfoundland have been teeming with phytoplankton since the beginning of September.
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Smoke Blankets Borneo
Published September 17, 2019
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
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Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires
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Published September 13, 2019
Several years of dry conditions have set the stage for a fierce fire season in several southeastern states.
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In the Wake of Hurricane Dorian
Published September 9, 2019
The storm left a path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Canadian Maritimes.
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Typhoon Lingling Heads Towards the Koreas
Published September 6, 2019
Typhoon Lingling is the thirteenth tropical cyclone in the North Pacific this year.
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Hurricane Dorian Pounds the Bahamas
Published September 1, 2019
The powerful hurricane is believed to be the strongest on record to hit the northwestern Bahamas.
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Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019
Published August 23, 2019
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
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