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Arctic Sea Ice Ties for 10th-Lowest on Record
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Published September 19, 2025
Satellite data show that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2025.
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Cooper Creek Replenishes Lake Eyre
Published September 17, 2025
Another major tributary reached the Australian outback lake in 2025, extending the months-long flood of the vast, ephemeral inland sea.
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Australia’s Howick River
Winding across the Jeannie catchment in northern Queensland, the river sustains diverse ecosystems on its way to the Coral Sea.
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Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest
Published September 15, 2025
Smoke filled river valleys in northeastern Washington and parts of British Columbia.
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Mapping Kamchatka Earthquake Displacement
A group of satellites with interferometric synthetic aperture radar makes it possible for geologists to detect how much and where land surfaces shift due to earthquakes.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Gets a Refresh
Published September 13, 2025
A moderately intense season of surface melting left part of the ice sheet dirty gray in summer 2025, but snowfall has since freshened its appearance.
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Traversing Buenos Aires at Night
Published September 14, 2025
The nighttime lightscape of Argentina’s largest metropolitan area reveals transportation corridors and variations in lighting types.
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Color Along the Anadyr
Published September 12, 2025
Across the northeastern Siberian tundra, summer greens shift to vibrant reds, yellows, and browns as temperatures drop and days shorten.
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Monsoon Rains Flood Pakistan
Published September 10, 2025
Heavy rains and flooding across the country since June 2025 have displaced millions of people, devastated infrastructure, and submerged farmland.
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Dust in the “Eye” of the Tarim Basin
Published September 9, 2025
Satellites have observed episodes of dust swirling across the basin in western China for decades.
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Hurricane Kiko Nears Hawaii
Published September 8, 2025
The storm became a major hurricane while traversing the eastern Pacific but weakened as it approached the islands.
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Alaska’s Brand New Island
A landmass that was once encased in the ice of the Alsek Glacier is now surrounded by water.
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