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Fires Take a Toll on Australian Forests
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Published December 12, 2019
Blazes that have raged since October have charred eucalyptus and rainforests in New South Wales.
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Iceland’s Glacial Lagoon
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Published December 11, 2019
Speckled with blue and white icebergs, the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon is a stunning landscape, but also a relatively new one.
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The Expansion of Shanghai
Published December 10, 2019
The Chinese city has reclaimed land from shallow coastal waters at a rapid rate.
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Sediment Sloshes in Solway Firth
Published December 6, 2019
Fjords and funnel-shaped bays and inlets are often the scene of dramatic tidal changes and sediment loads.
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A Bloom in the Strait of Hormuz
Published December 5, 2019
A phytoplankton bloom appeared in one of the world’s busiest oil waterways.
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All Eyes on Tonga’s Kingdom of Volcanoes
Published November 26, 2019
An undersea eruption at Lateiki Island in late October 2019 has brought new life to an older island in the Tonga chain.
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Great Fox is Disappearing
Rising waters are swallowing up another island in Chesapeake Bay.
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Rice Bowl from a Reclaimed Lake
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Lake Hachirō in northern Honshu was once Japan’s second largest lake.
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When a Road Leads to Deforestation
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Published November 25, 2019
Road networks in the Congo rainforest have significantly increased over the past decades, but not all paths lead to long-term destruction.
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The Oysters of Tongyeong
Published November 22, 2019
About 80 percent of South Korea’s oysters are grown in these waters.
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Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns
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Published November 21, 2019
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
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Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans
Published November 20, 2019
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
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The Highest Settlement in the World
Published November 14, 2019
There is no running water, no sewage system, and no garbage disposal, but La Rinconada has one resource worth its weight.
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Fire in Western Australia
Published November 5, 2019
The late-spring fire follows what has been a dry winter and spring across most of the country.
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Retreat Begins at Taku Glacier
Published November 4, 2019
For half a century, it has been the one known Alaskan glacier to withstand the effects of climate change—until now.
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The Many Meanders of the Juruá
Heavy sediment loads play a role in making it one of the most sinuous rivers in the Amazon Basin.
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A Transylvanian Transect for Halloween
Published October 31, 2019
ICESat-2 collected some perspective on the legendary landscape of Vlad and Dracula.
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Oleshky Sands
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Published October 30, 2019
The semi-arid desert in Ukraine is Europe’s second-largest expanse of sand.
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