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Bushfires Rage Across Tasmania
Plumes of smoke are seen over the bushfire-ravaged Australian island state of Tasmania in this Jan. 28, 2019 image from the NOAA-20…
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VIIRS Track a Massive Ice Storm
As a winter storm moved through the Northeast U.S. the weekend of Jan. 21-22, some 40 million residents watched the forecasts, wondering who would get
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Frigid Air and Cloud Streets Stream Across the Great Lakes
Bitter cold, arctic air is pouring into the Midwest and Great Lakes this week, and is expected to bring a prolonged period of…
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Three Views of the Winter Solstice from Space
The winter solstice, the official start of astronomical winter, arrives at 5:23 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21. At this exact…
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Five Things You Didn't Know About the North Pole
Around this time of year, we hear a lot about Santa and his elves working hard at the North Pole to make sure all the toys…
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Plankton Swirls off Argentina Coast
December is the beginning of summer in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. The long days and abundant sunlight help millions of tiny plant…
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Wettest Year on Record for Many Cities in the Eastern U.S.
For much of 2018, satellite images have shown the Eastern U.S. covered in a thick blanket of clouds – and for good reason: Time and…
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Air Pollution Chokes Northern India
A cloud of unhealthy air pollution shrouded the skies of northern India again this week. It's a common sight in satellite images…
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