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The Fast Fire Threat
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Published December 12, 2024
Two decades of satellite data show that the most destructive U.S. fires burn in grasslands and shrublands fanned by strong winds.
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Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
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Published December 11, 2024
The rugged chain of islands is home to thousands of sheep and known for its white sand beaches.
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Mangroves Are Losing Their Resilience
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Published December 5, 2024
The iconic trees and shrubs of the Florida Everglades are under increased stress due to more frequent, intense hurricanes.
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Alaska’s Fast-Growing Glacial Lakes
Published November 28, 2024
Lake water has quickly filled the void left by a trio of retreating glaciers in the southern part of the state.
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Satellites Reveal a Greener Antarctic Peninsula
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Published December 2, 2024
Scientists are beginning to unravel what comes next, after the ice moves out and vegetation moves in.
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Saturated Northern Australia
Published November 30, 2024
After two particularly wet years, large ephemeral lakes in the Barkly Tableland region were still flooded as the 2024–2025 rainy season got underway.
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Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow
Published November 19, 2024
The volcano’s first snow of the season fell in early November 2024—the latest in a 130-year record—only to apparently vanish within a few days.
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The Glade of the Armistice
Published November 11, 2024
Veterans Day falls on November 11 because of a World War I armistice signed in the Forest of Compiègne in France in 1918.
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Spews Ash
Published November 6, 2024
Eruptions in November 2024 sent volcanic material over the Indonesian island of Flores.
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Landsat Plumbs the (Shallow) Depths
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Published November 4, 2024
Researchers have developed a new way to measure near-shore bathymetry using satellite observations alone.
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Valencia Floods
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Published October 31, 2024
Torrential rains caused deadly flooding and extensive damage in eastern Spain.
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