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Hurricane Irma Strengthens
Published September 5, 2017
Growing to a category 5 storm, Hurricane Irma is among the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever observed.
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Franklin Storms Over Mexico
Published August 10, 2017
The storm became the Atlantic Ocean basin’s first hurricane of 2017.
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Lights Out in Hatteras
Published July 31, 2017
A power outage brought darkness to parts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
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Fires Light Up Mount Vesuvius
Published July 16, 2017
Several fires that burned around the volcano took a toll on the forests of Vesuvius National Park.
Wildfires Light Up Portugal
Published June 20, 2017
The blaze burned so brightly that its light was visible at night from space.
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The Glow of the Indus River Basin
Published June 22, 2017
People have been farming the fertile flood plain for millennia.
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An Odd Symmetry: Argentina After Dark
Published May 23, 2017
Connect the dots and history emerges.
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Night Lights Change in the Middle East
Published May 16, 2017
Changing patterns of nighttime lights are of great interest to demographers, engineers, and humanitarian relief organizations.
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Iceland at Night
Published May 12, 2017
Nighttime lights how the Icelandic landscape influences where people live.
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The I-95 Corridor at Night
Published May 1, 2017
A nearly uninterrupted string of lights stretches from Philadelphia to Hartford.
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Night Light Maps Open Up New Applications
Published April 13, 2017
By removing natural and stray light sources, researchers get a clearer picture of the human footprint on Earth.
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Finding Fires Before They Rage
Published April 7, 2017
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.