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Keeping a Satellite Eye on GERD
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Published April 20, 2022
Remote sensing could help experts monitor Nile hydrology as a new reservoir is filled.
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A Grand New Dam on the Nile
Published April 19, 2022
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will boost electricity production and development in Ethiopia, but could have less desirable consequences for other users of Nile River water.
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Deluge in South Africa
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Published April 14, 2022
In the KwaZulu-Natal coastal province, heavy rainfall spurred deadly flooding and landslides.
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A Renewable Future for Fukushima
Solar and wind farms now cover fields that were abandoned after the nuclear accident in 2011.
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Dungeness Spit
Published April 13, 2022
The landform is sustained by a steady supply of sediment from nearby bluffs.
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Dust Storm in Iraq
Published April 11, 2022
The airborne particles engulfed parts of Iraq for multiple days in April 2022, turning skies orange, reducing visibility, and degrading air quality.
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Flooding in Eastern Australia
Published April 8, 2022
Yet another extreme precipitation event sent rivers out of their banks, inundating coastal towns and prompting evacuations.
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Watercolors of Torrevieja
Published April 10, 2022
The Spanish port town is bathed in a colorful palette.
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Clouds Do the Darndest Things
Published April 9, 2022
A high-pressure region combined with a passing frontal system off the South African coast to create an eye-catching gap in the clouds.
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Northern Glaciers are Retreating from the Water
Most marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere are shrinking; some have completely left the water.
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Great Barrier Reef Mass Bleaching Event
Published April 6, 2022
It was the sixth such widespread bleaching event of the reef since 1998, and the first to occur during La Niña conditions, which are typically cooler.
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A Dusty Spring Day in Turkmenistan
Published April 5, 2022
Dust, clouds, and greening landscapes punctuate an April scene in Central Asia.
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