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Pilanesberg Ring Dike Complex
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Published July 22, 2015
Erosion exposed the subterranean plumbing of an ancient volcano in South Africa.
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Chutes and Fissures in Greenland
Published May 12, 2015
Openings amid the Greenland Ice Sheet show that it’s a long way down.
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Iceberg in North Star Bay, Greenland
Published April 28, 2015
Researchers hiked across sea ice and through polar bear habitat to see a spectacular berg off the coast of Greenland.
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Floating Farms
Published April 1, 2015
Inle Lake is home to floating tomato farms and booming tourism.
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Eruption of Villarrica Volcano
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Published March 12, 2015
Volcanic material ejected from one of Chile’s most active volcanoes now masks the snow and glaciers on the mountain’s eastern flank.
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Kilauea Lava Lingers Near Pahoa
Published March 8, 2015
For several months, residents of the Hawaiian town of Pahoa have been watching the June 27 lava flow warily.
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Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR
Published February 13, 2015
After arriving in its final orbit, DSCOVR will monitor the solar wind and send back epic views of Earth’s full sunlit disk.
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Rocketing into the Northern Lights
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Published February 3, 2015
Sounding rockets probe the way auroras and solar activity affect the atmosphere.
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Soil Moisture Mission Rockets into Orbit
Published February 1, 2015
The SMAP mission lifts off to make the most accurate, high-resolution soil moisture measurements ever collected from space.
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Greenland’s Leidy Glacier
Published January 22, 2015
Crisscrossing glaciers in northwest Greenland flow along the path of least resistance.
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Uummannaq Island, Greenland
Published December 21, 2014
This small island in western Greenland has proven to be an irresistible base for science—and rock climbing—for a team from Aberystwyth University.
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Antarctic Landscape Illuminated
Published November 6, 2014
Glaciers and mountains in West Antarctica glow in the evening sunlight.
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Calling All Cloud-Loving Citizen Scientists
Published November 5, 2014
With just a few clicks of a camera and a mouse, you can contribute to research that will help atmospheric scientists better understand how clouds affect climate.
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Kilauea Lava Flow Reaches Hawaiian Town
Published October 28, 2014
After advancing through forest for months, the June 27th lava has started to damage residential properties in Pahoa.
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Dark Snow Project
Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet reveals impurity-rich ice that is thousands of years old.
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Breathing Cleaner Fumes
Published October 14, 2014
There’s more than one way to study the impact of biofuels.
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Kilauea Lava Flow Advances Toward Homes
Published September 12, 2014
The June 27th lava flow continues to move through the Puna Forest Reserve in Hawaii.
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Smoke in Yosemite
Published September 9, 2014
Authorities used helicopters to evacuate dozens of hikers and climbers from Yosemite National Park due to a fire burning in Little Yosemite Valley.
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Still Huffing and Puffing
Published August 29, 2014
The ongoing volcanic eruption at Nishino-shima is building up the island in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Storms Below
Published August 23, 2014
During a field campaign to improve scientific understanding of precipitation over mountains, an ER-2 pilot captured a stunning view of a severe storm over North Carolina.
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Evolution of Pyrocumulus over California
Published August 6, 2014
In August 2014, MODIS captured an unusual view of mature pyrocumulus clouds billowing up from a fire along the border of California and Oregon.
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Arctic Melt Pond
Published August 2, 2014
As temperatures rise in summer, turquoise splotches of color begin to speckle the surfaces of Arctic ice.
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