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Arabian Night Lights
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Published May 17, 2021
Researchers have found another use for night lights imagery: tracking unregulated and under-reported fishing.
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Smoke in the Stratosphere
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Published May 6, 2021
Astronaut photos of sunrises and sunsets occasionally include stunning views of high-flying aerosol plumes.
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Zambia’s Kafue Flats
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Published April 8, 2021
Annual floods play an important role in the floodplain’s ecosystem, even as the water’s highs and lows have been moderated in recent decades.
A Colorful Confluence in the Canadian Arctic
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Published March 29, 2021
The Back and Hayes rivers in Nunavut, Canada, display a striking contrast in color.
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A New Park for West Virginia
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Published January 23, 2021
One of the oldest rivers in the world is famous for its extreme sports and hunting.
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Elephant Island
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Published December 25, 2020
The mountainous icy terrain was a challenging but necessary refuge for the crew of HMS Endurance.
A Lagoon in the Desert
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Published December 26, 2020
A popular place for sandboarding, Huacachina is the only natural desert oasis in South America.
Outburst at Desolation Lake
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Published November 30, 2020
A flood in a glacial lake behind Lituya Glacier surprised an unsuspecting fisherman and reworked a young delta in Alaska.
Sea Level Watcher Takes Flight
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Published November 24, 2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea surface height.
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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave
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Published November 20, 2020
One of the tallest tsunami waves known to science slammed this Alaskan bay in 1958.