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Mount Taranaki’s Ring of Forest
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Published September 21, 2024
The precise geometry of the protected area encompassing an iconic New Zealand volcano is unmistakable from space.
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Santiago at Night
Published September 22, 2024
Lights in Chile’s central city display an array of colors and densities, reflecting various land uses and differences between the region’s communes.
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Delaware’s Tidal Wetlands
Published September 23, 2024
Water inundates the marshes along Delaware Bay, which provide protection against flooding and erosion, as well as habitat for migrating birds.
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Shrimp Farms of the Guayas Estuary
Published September 20, 2024
Large numbers of rectangular holding ponds lie amid mangrove forests in southern Ecuador.
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Keeping Tabs on North Cascades Glaciers
Published September 19, 2024
Scientists use satellites in orbit and boots on the ice to monitor glacial changes on the flanks of Mount Baker and elsewhere in Washington state.
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Tracking Elephants Across Namibia
Published September 18, 2024
Satellite imagery and local data helped researchers assess how landscape features, such as watering holes and vegetation, influence elephant movement.
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Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse
Published September 17, 2024
After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs.
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The Korean Peninsula at Night
Published September 15, 2024
Images of nighttime lights reveal patterns in population and urban development.
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A Deluge for the Sahara
Published September 13, 2024
An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria.
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A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea
Published September 16, 2024
Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.
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Marvelous Lenticularis
Rugged terrain on New Zealand’s South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.
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Francine Bears Down on Louisiana
Published September 11, 2024
Fueled by warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane will be the third to make landfall in the 2024 season.
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