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When Wildfire Smoke and Thunderstorms Collide
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Published July 11, 2012
In June, the High Park fire sent a smoke plume billowing toward thunderstorms in northeastern Colorado. Scientists on NASA’s DC-8 were on hand to witness what happened when the two met.
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Derecho Strikes the Eastern United States
Published July 3, 2012
Taken June 29, 2012, this photograph shows a shelf cloud on the leading edge of a violent storm system that blew across the eastern United States.
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Greenland in White, Brown, and Blue
Published May 31, 2012
Meltwater accumulates in the rocky terrain near the northeastern coast.
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The Anatomy of a Thunderstorm
Published May 26, 2012
Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere.
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A Decade of Earth Observations
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Published May 5, 2012
Aqua is still going strong.
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A Mélange of Ice
Published May 3, 2012
NASA aircraft return to the Arctic to assess the health of the region’s ice.
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Rubber Chicken in Space
Published April 29, 2012
Camilla, mascot for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, took a ride into space during a radiation storm.
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A Barrage of a Launch
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Published March 28, 2012
Five sounding rockets left a trail of clouds on the cusp of space.