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May Day Snow
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Published May 3, 2013
Acquired May 2 and April 27, 2013, these images document a dramatic change in Colorado thanks to a late-spring snowstorm.
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Springtime Flooding around Fargo
Published April 29, 2013
Acquired April 1 and 26, 2013, these images show receding snow cover and rising water around Fargo, North Dakota.
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The Human Dimension of Thetford Forest
Published April 27, 2013
To celebrate Earth Day, Earth Observatory released a series of five puzzlers. Except for Thetford forest, all showed landscapes relatively untouched by human society.
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Drought in New Zealand
Published April 26, 2013
Lush green landscapes in New Zealand’s North Island took on a browner hue in summer 2013, as the area contended with one of the worst droughts in decades.
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Flood Waters along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Published April 24, 2013
Acquired April 5 and 20, these images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, where flooding struck in the spring of 2013.
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Flooding in Michigan
Published April 23, 2013
Acquired April 5 and 21, 2013, these images compare conditions between Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay.
Dust over the Four Corners Region
Published April 19, 2013
Acquired April 16, 2013, these images show multiple dust plumes over the Four Corners region.
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Wet Season Transforms the Zambezi
Published April 6, 2013
Flowing down a gentle gradient, the river often spills onto floodplains during the rainy season.
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Sea Ice Max Continues Downward Trend
Published April 4, 2013
Satellite measurements recorded the 5th lowest Arctic sea ice maximum extent on record. The top ten smallest maxima have all occurred in the past ten years.
First View from the New Landsat Satellite
Published March 22, 2013
One of the satellite’s first uncalibrated images showed where the Front Range meets the Great Plains in Colorado.
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Flooding along the De Grey River
Published March 5, 2013
Tropical Cyclone Rusty left flood conditions along the coast of northwestern Australia in early March 2013.
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High Water in Lake Disappointment
Published March 4, 2013
Rains from Tropical Cyclone Rusty raised water levels in Lake Disappointment in early March 2013.