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Making Pearls in the Persian Gulf
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Published August 15, 2022
The shallow water around Bahrain allows satellites to observe some effects of development on reefs and other aquatic features.
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The Great Shrinking Lake
Published August 12, 2022
In summer 2022, water levels in the Great Salt Lake dropped to new record lows.
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Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
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Published August 11, 2022
Global mean sea level has risen 101 millimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992, and it continues to do so at 3.9 mm (0.15 inches) per year.
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Death Valley Flash Flooding
Published August 9, 2022
In one of the driest places on Earth, a thousand-year rain event delivered 75 percent of the yearly average precipitation in just three hours.
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Scarred Land and Smoky Skies
Published August 8, 2022
The McKinney Fire—California’s largest so far in 2022—left a vast burn scar on the landscape, while nearby fires filled the air with smoke.
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Zion National Park, Utah
Published August 7, 2022
Zion National Park is home to scenic cliffs, slot canyons, protected wilderness areas, endangered species, and archaeological sites.
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Dust and Salt in South America
Dust rich in salt often streams from dry mud flats on Mar Chiquita in Argentina.
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Mapping Missing Mangroves
Published August 6, 2022
The Landsat program’s 50 years of Earth observations have revolutionized the study of long-term global change, including the losses and gains of tidal wetlands.
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Summer Melting in Svalbard
Published August 5, 2022
A record amount of meltwater, much of which flowed to the ocean, is the latest expression of a rapidly warming climate in Norway’s ice-covered archipelago.
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Muruntau Gold Mine
Published August 4, 2022
The atoms of gold in this mine in Uzbekistan may have originated in colliding neutron stars and supernovas.
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Extreme Rainfall Leads to Midwest Flooding
Published August 2, 2022
Such extreme precipitation events and weather are becoming more likely with climate change.
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A July of Extremes
In the United States, pervasive and persistent heat domes put more than 150 million people under heat warnings and advisories in the month of July.
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