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Nighttime Eruption on Anatahan
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Published February 15, 2008
When the satellite passed over Anatahan, it observed variations in thermal radiation (heat) coming from the surface and the atmosphere. Cooler surfaces are darker and warmer surfaces are brighter. The brightest, hottest spot in the scene is the summit caldera of Anatahan Volcano, which has been active off and on since 2003.
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Retreat of the Tasman Glacier
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Published January 27, 2008
NIWA scientists stated that this glacier had retreated by 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) over the previous three decades. They also stated that New Zealand glaciers on the whole had lost 5.8 cubic kilometers (roughly 1.4 cubic miles) over the same time period.
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Breaks in Ice on the Volga River
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Published January 6, 2008
This image of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Station and the Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station was captured by ASTER on January 29, 2004. Small puffs of clouds hang over the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant cooling pond. The cooling pond and the stretch of open water downriver of the dam at the Saratov Hydroelectric Station are the only places free of winter’s grip.
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