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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.
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Mapping Landslide Hazards in Central America
Published November 18, 2020
After severe hurricanes dropped torrential rain on Guatemala, Nicaragua, and other countries, NASA researchers worked to map potential landslide hazards.
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Taking Temperatures from ISS
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Published April 8, 2020
During nearly a year of flight testing on the space station, a new thermal infrared camera collected more than 15 million images.
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Glacier Flour in Greenland Skies
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Published October 17, 2018
Satellites captured a rare image of a plume of dusty glacial flour streaming from eastern Greenland.
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Activity at Krakatau
Published September 25, 2018
Ash from the Indonesian volcano streamed over the Sunda Strait.
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“Snow Swamp” on Lowell Glacier
Published September 6, 2018
A large expanse of snow on the Canadian glacier melted in just four days due to warm temperatures.
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Before and After the Kerala Floods
Published August 24, 2018
Swollen rivers have altered the landscape in India’s state of Kerala.
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Milky Blue Water Near Prince of Wales Island
Published August 6, 2018
Warmer waters likely enabled a phytoplankton bloom to occur much later in the year than normal off the coast of Alaska and British Columbia.
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Iceberg Towers over Innaarsuit
Published July 24, 2018
In July 2018, an iceberg weighing at least 10 million tons parked just offshore of a small island village in northwestern Greenland.
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Superior Sediment
Published June 20, 2018
After torrential downpours hit parts of northern Michigan and Wisconsin, swollen rivers sent sediment pouring into the Great Lake.
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Lava Consumes Vacationland and Kapoho Bay
Published June 12, 2018
Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Ice Jams on the Connecticut River
Published January 24, 2018
Heavy rains and temperature swings triggered a long ice jam in Connecticut.
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Smoke and Fire in Southern California
Published December 7, 2017
In December 2017, thick smoke streamed from several fires burning in southern California.
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The Monsoon Inundates Sri Lanka
Published September 19, 2017
Flood water submerged low-lying areas around the Nilwala Ganga River.
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Fire Chars Northern Corsica
Published July 30, 2017
Wind-swept fires left a large burn scar near the coastal town of Biguglia.
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Landslide Buries Scenic California Highway
Published May 24, 2017
More than a million tons of rocks and dirt covered the road.
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Turquoise Tendrils
Published March 25, 2017
In March 2017, phytoplankton bloomed off the coast of Tunisia.
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Spanish Peaks Turn Tan
Published March 4, 2017
White mountaintops received a fresh dusting—and not of snow.
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Fires Threaten Christchurch
Published February 18, 2017
In mid-February 2017, wildfires near Christchurch, New Zealand, spurred the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents.
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Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura
Published December 3, 2016
The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above the water line in some coastal areas of New Zealand.
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Eruption at Sabancaya
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Published November 26, 2016
Recently, the volcano’s occassional puffs of ash and volcanic gases have become more frequent and intense.
Ash Over Copahue
Published November 22, 2016
A bout of activity sent fresh ash and volcanic gases streaming from the volcano in November 2016.
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A Second Massive Ice Avalanche in Tibet
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Published October 21, 2016
In a rare event, two glaciers just a few kilometers apart in the Aru Range have collapsed in spectacular fashion.
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Massive and Mysterious Ice Avalanche in Tibet
Published September 7, 2016
Satellites have captured imagery of one of the largest ice avalanches ever recorded.