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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska
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Published October 5, 2020
Landsat images helped convince researchers that a slumping mountainside overlooking Barry Arm fjord could pose a tsunami hazard.
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Sandy Plains in the Arctic
Unlike the vegetated tundra of its neighboring islands, Bunge Land is a barren sandy plain that also serves as a land bridge.
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Spalte Splits
Published October 1, 2020
In summer 2020, a huge piece of ice split off from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf.
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Mapping Shallow Seafloors
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Published September 29, 2020
By combining satellite measurements with ship-based sonar data, researchers are working to fill the gaps in coastal ocean maps.
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Iraq Lakes Bounce Back
Published September 26, 2020
After decades of low water levels, two of Iraq’s popular lakes appear to be filling again.
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