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Fire Marches Across the Okavango Delta
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Published May 30, 2018
Amid seasonal flooding, satellites observed a burn scar growing in Botswana.
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An Eye-Catching Circle of Cloud
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Published May 29, 2018
Sometimes the atmosphere churns up peculiar-looking cloud formations that are as notable for aesthetic reasons as they are for scientific ones.
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West Coast Panorama
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Published May 19, 2018
Stunning natural phenomenon in the water and atmosphere are revealed in this wide view of the western coastline of the United States.
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Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast
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Published March 9, 2018
A pulse of flood water from the central United States spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.
Making Sense of Whiting Events
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Published March 7, 2018
Researchers analyzed more than a decade of satellite imagery to better understand why patches of light-colored water emerge along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S.
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Published February 27, 2018
In late February 2018, heavy rains gave rise to damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea, and Clouds
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Published February 26, 2018
Cold winter winds helped paint a lovely scene off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.
Gita Batters the South Pacific
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Published February 16, 2018
The tropical cyclone was one of the strongest on record to make a direct hit on Tongapatu.
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Curvy Contrails
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Published December 20, 2017
An aircraft sketched designs in the sky over Florida and Georgia.
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Waves in the Sky Behind the Auckland Islands
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Published December 17, 2017
This distinctive V-shaped wave pattern can emerge behind mountains, ships, and ducks.
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Dust in the Dasht-e Kavir
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Published December 1, 2017
Winds lofted sand and dust particles over northern Iran’s Great Salt Desert.
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Autumn Colors in North America
Published October 26, 2017
Peak autumn colors have arrived in some parts of the eastern United States and Canada.
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Explosive Fires in Northern California
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Published October 10, 2017
Blazes that started on a few hundred acres around Napa Valley were fanned by strong northeasterly winds into more than 100,000 acres of burned land in just two days.
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Plankton Abloom in Washington’s Hood Canal
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Published August 4, 2017
Water in this Pacific Northwest fjord resembles the color of the Caribbean Sea.
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Cyclonic Rotation off Portugal
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Published July 25, 2017
In summer, the slow-moving systems often form clouds without any precipitation.
Raised by Fire, Felled by Ice
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Published January 3, 2017
Events on Earth’s surface can affect the development and shape of clouds in the sky.
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Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti
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Published October 5, 2016
At the time of landfall on October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew became the strongest storm to hit Haiti in more than 50 years.
The Evolution of Hurricane Hermine
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Published September 9, 2016
After hitting Florida as a tropical cyclone, Hermine transitioned into a very different type of storm.
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Stubble Burning in Punjab, India
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Published November 13, 2015
As they do every fall, farmers in northern India burned crop residue following the harvest.
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Canadian Wildfires Produce River of Smoke
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Published July 1, 2015
Smoke from fires in Canada streamed into the United States.
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At the Intersection of Coastal Peru and a Cloud Bank
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Published June 14, 2015
Tendrils of fog outline river valleys as the Andes Mountains block advancing banks of ocean clouds.
Phytoplankton Bloom off the Pacific Northwest
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Published July 31, 2014
Upwelling currents and summer weather promoted a large bloom of floating, microscopic plants off the coast of Oregon and Washington.
Cyclone Ita Approaching Australia
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Published April 12, 2014
At the time of this image, the potent storm was headed for landfall in Queensland.
Swirls in the Waters off France
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Published May 12, 2013
An ongoing phytoplankton bloom has painted the sea surface in jewel tones.
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Dust Storm in the Great Plains
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Published October 20, 2012
Severe winds kicked up dust across the central United States on October 18, 2012, closing highways and reminding locals of the Dust Bowl days.
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An Australian “Anti-storm”
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Published June 8, 2012
A high near Tasmania left a gaping hole in the clouds.
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Sunny Skies over the Antarctic Peninsula
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Published May 1, 2012
Acquired April 24, 2012, these images show part of the Antarctic Peninsula, enjoying sunny skies and warm temperatures after a bout of cloudy weather.
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Spring Paints the Piedmont Green
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Published April 19, 2012
The timing of seasons in North America is changing.
Fog Blankets the Yellow Sea
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Published April 7, 2012
A layer of warm, moist air over cooler sea water triggered thick fog along the Korean Coast.
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Greening the Princess Astrid Coast
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Published March 18, 2012
Is it colored ice, a plankton bloom, both, or neither?
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Ship Tracks off the California Coast
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Published March 8, 2012
The narrow clouds form when water vapor condenses around tiny particles of pollution.
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Baja California
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Published January 8, 2012
Clould-free skies allowed a view of the entire peninsula along Mexico's Pacific Coast.
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