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Sweet and Salty Sonora
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Published June 20, 2021
Chocolate mountains and a salty lake highlight this desert landscape.
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Juneteenth in Galveston
Published June 19, 2021
The issuing of General Order No. 3 by Union troops on June 19, 1865, marked the official end of slavery in Texas and the U.S.
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California Reservoirs Reflect Deepening Drought
Published June 17, 2021
Precipitation totals and lake levels are among the worst they have been since the 1970s.
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Records Fall in Early Summer Heatwave
Published June 16, 2021
Extreme heat has descended on the southwestern United States, with several states enduring temperatures near and above record highs for June.
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Finding Gold Mining Hotspots in Peru
Researchers have created a satellite-based tool to help officials identify new activity.
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The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
Published June 15, 2021
In the past decade, unregulated artisanal mines accounted for more deforestation than industrial mines.
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An Entanglement of Land and Sea
Published June 13, 2021
Sediment-rich water from the interior of Madagascar meets the sea in mangrove-fringed Loza Bay.
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Heatwave Scorches the Middle East
Published June 11, 2021
A phenomenon known as a “heat dome” set the stage for remarkably high temperatures as meteorological summer got under way.
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Western Soils and Plants are Parched
For the second year in a row, drought has overtaken much of the United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast.
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Satellite Observes Ship Fire Off Sri Lanka
NASA plays a role in providing observations and analysis of natural and technological disasters.
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Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters
Published June 10, 2021
Intense rains during the wet season for a second year in a row have caused trouble for riparian communities near Africa’s largest lake.
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Dual Storms in the Andes Mountains
Published June 9, 2021
A rare winter-like storm struck central Chile and Argentina in the middle of austral summer, with drastically different consequences compared to a typical winter storm.
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