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Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Launches
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Published February 28, 2014
On a clear night in southern Japan, a new precipitation-monitoring satellite blasted into orbit.
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Making Sense of Nepal’s Seti River Disaster
Published January 24, 2014
Twenty months after a slurry of debris swamped villages and killed dozens of people, scientists have pieced together the events that caused the deadly flood.
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Taylor Valley, Antarctica
Published December 8, 2013
Home to Taylor Glacier, striking rock outcrops, and Blood Falls, this dry valley in Antarctica is one of the most remote and geologically exotic places on the planet.
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Fog Fills the Grand Canyon
Published December 6, 2013
A rare weather event gives Grand Canyon visitors a walk in the clouds.
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The Virtues of Pure Snow
Published September 1, 2013
Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West.
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Rim Fire, California
Published August 24, 2013
A large wildfire raged near Yosemite National Park in August 2013.
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Oregon Burning
Published August 7, 2013
In August 2013, numerous wildfires sparked by lightning charred forests in southern Oregon.
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Lodgepole Fire, Idaho
Published August 1, 2013
On July 26, 2013, NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this image of smoke billowing from a timber fire in central Idaho.
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Mile Marker 28 Fire, Washington
Published July 29, 2013
The Terra satellite captured an image of a wildfire blazing in central Washington on July 27, 2013.
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Mountain Fire, California
Published July 19, 2013
On July 18, 2013, a fierce wildfire threatened Palm Springs, California.
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Aftermath of Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire
Published June 27, 2013
The Terra satellite captured this view of Black Forest after a devastating fire tore through the area in June 2013.
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Bring Your Camera
Published May 2, 2013
Scientists on NASA’s P-3B research plane get eye-popping views of rarely seen or photographed ice. The latest round of Operation IceBridge flights concluded on May 2, 2013.
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