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Progression of California’s Rim Fire
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Published September 4, 2013
At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
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Hunting Landslides with Landsat
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Published August 30, 2013
A combination of seismographic data and satellite imagery is making it easier for scientists to locate elusive landslides. In summer 2013, Landsat 8 helped pinpoint a slide in eastern Alaska.
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Big Blast at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan
Published August 27, 2013
A large eruption from Showa Crater sent ash 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) above Kagoshima Bay, Kyushu, Japan.
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Garden and Hog Islands, Michigan
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Published August 25, 2013
An archipelago in northern Lake Michigan has little in the way of human settlement. However, offshore ridges offer ideal breeding ground for trout.
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