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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon
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Human Activities Are Drying Out the Amazon

The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and drought.

Published Nov 6, 2019

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The Amazon Makes its Own Wet Season
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The Amazon Makes its Own Wet Season

Satellite measurements of heavy isotopes in water vapor help solve a mystery of the rainforest.

Published Oct 31, 2017

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Raised by Fire, Felled by Ice
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Raised by Fire, Felled by Ice

Events on Earth’s surface can affect the development and shape of clouds in the sky.

Published Jan 3, 2017

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Cloudy Earth
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Cloudy Earth

Data collected by a sensor on the Aqua satellite reveals the global distribution of clouds.

Published May 8, 2015

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Another Lively Season of Night-Shining Clouds
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Another Lively Season of Night-Shining Clouds

Extremely cold and wet conditions in the mesosphere have led to abundant noctilucent clouds.

Published Jul 9, 2020

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Wave Clouds Near Amsterdam Island
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Wave Clouds Near Amsterdam Island

The island itself is almost too small see in this image, but it serves as the starting point for the clouds that flow toward the northeast in a giant V shape. Amsterdam Island is a volcanic summit, the northernmost volcano on the Antarctic tectonic plate.

Published Dec 30, 2005

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Early Start for Noctilucent Clouds
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Early Start for Noctilucent Clouds

In the northern hemisphere, night-shining clouds seem to be forming earlier and spreading farther each year, as they did in 2013.

Published Jun 25, 2013

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Popcorn Clouds over Rio de Janeiro
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Popcorn Clouds over Rio de Janeiro

Clouds formed over rural areas and the cities but are noticeably absent above Guanabara Bay and the ocean due to the mechanisms of cloud formation.

Published May 17, 2020

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Fair-Weather Clouds, Sri Lanka
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Fair-Weather Clouds, Sri Lanka

Sea breezes and differential heating fill the afternoon sky with puffs of white clouds.

Published Aug 11, 2013

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Night-Shining Clouds are Getting Brighter
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Night-Shining Clouds are Getting Brighter

The rare night-shining clouds seen in this photo are both forming more frequently and becoming brighter, trends that point to changes in the atmosphere linked to greenhouse gases.

Published Jan 27, 2011

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Wind Churns the Gulf of Mexico
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Wind Churns the Gulf of Mexico

Strong winds gusted over the Gulf of Mexico on December 16, 2007, and though the wind is invisible in these photo-like snapshots, its presence is written in the clouds and on the surface of the water.

Published Dec 19, 2007

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Sharp Line in the Clouds
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Sharp Line in the Clouds

Dry air surging off the western coast of Africa ran into a wall of moist air over the Atlantic, creating a distinctive line in a marine cloud layer.

Published Feb 28, 2013

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When Fires and Clouds Collide
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When Fires and Clouds Collide

Smoke and heat from fires may be burning off cloud cover over parts of Africa.

Published Jun 2, 2017

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A Little Water Goes a Long Way
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A Little Water Goes a Long Way

The tiny amount of water vapor in our atmosphere has an outsized influence on the planet as a potent greenhouse gas.

Published Oct 7, 2010

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Ship Wave Clouds over the North Sea
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Ship Wave Clouds over the North Sea

An intricate interaction of waves shapes the clouds in the North Sea, making patterns that echo basic principles of nature.

Published Nov 25, 2011

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