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NASA and USGS Launch Landsat 9
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Published September 28, 2021
The joint effort extends a five-decade record of observing Earth’s landscapes, icescapes, and coastal waters.
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Lava Burns a Path Through La Palma
Published September 27, 2021
A slow-moving wall of basaltic lava is bulldozing its way through communities on one of the Canary Islands.
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Looking Up and Out from Sunspot
Published September 30, 2021
Heliophysics and astrophysics research brings people to this small community in a rugged part of southwestern New Mexico.
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Cumbre Vieja Lights Up the Night
Published September 24, 2021
An astronaut photograph shows the proximity of a volcanic eruption to nearby cities on the Spanish island of La Palma.
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Research Shows More People Living in Floodplains
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The proportion of the world’s population exposed to floods grew by 20 to 24 percent—ten times greater than what previous models had predicted.
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Southern California Under Smoke
The KNP fire complex and Windy fire are threatening groves of giant sequoias and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders.
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A Moving and Falling Target
Published September 26, 2021
Shadows accentuate the depth of the canyon that the Niagara River has carved over the past 12,000 years.
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Lake Powell Reaches New Low
Published September 23, 2021
Water levels at Glen Canyon Dam have fallen to their lowest level since 1969 and are still dropping.
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Arctic Sea Ice 12th-Lowest on Record
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner.
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Floods Along the White Nile
Published September 20, 2021
Seasonal rains along the White Nile and Blue Nile can cause widespread devastation when the rivers overflow.
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Coastal Color in New Zealand
Published September 22, 2021
Patchworks and swirls of color adorn the eastern coast of the South Island.
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Fire Encroaching on Giant Sequoias
Published September 16, 2021
In the midst of another brutal fire season, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened.
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