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Ireland
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Ireland

Published May 16, 2007

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Fires in Ireland
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Fires in Ireland

Plumes of smoke from several large fires streak across Northern Ireland in this image from May 2, 2011.

Published May 5, 2011

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Southwestern Ireland as seen from the International Space Station
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Southwestern Ireland as seen from the International Space Station

This broad view from the International Space Station shows the relationship between valleys, mountains, and the major towns. Near Killarney are ancient oak and yew forests.

Published Aug 31, 2003

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Fires in a Dry, Hot Colorado Summer
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Fires in a Dry, Hot Colorado Summer

Dry, hot conditions in Colorado helped lead to the state’s third-largest wildfire in history.

Published Jul 13, 2018

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Laboring in Pullman
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Laboring in Pullman

The Chicago neighborhood was the epicenter of a railroad strike that played a key role in the establishment of Labor Day as a federal holiday.

Published Sep 2, 2019

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Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland

Published Mar 22, 2001

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Fire in Scotland
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Fire in Scotland

This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.

Published May 5, 2011

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Kashgar, China
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Kashgar, China

Uplift and erosion sculpted the landscape around an oasis city in western China.

Published Jan 14, 2017

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History on a Hill
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History on a Hill

Erbil Citadel is possibly the oldest continuously occupied human settlement on Earth.

Published Apr 2, 2019

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Emerald Isle, White Coating
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Emerald Isle, White Coating

Ireland got a coating of snow and ice this week, the latest expression of an unusually early and brisk start to winter.

Published Dec 4, 2010

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Ring of Gullion, Northern Ireland
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Ring of Gullion, Northern Ireland

A rocky ring of hills in Northern Ireland rises from green farmland in this Landsat image, revealing the ancient geology of the island.

Published Oct 9, 2010

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Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California
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Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California

The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.

Published Oct 21, 2020

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Holland: First Stop for the Pilgrims
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Holland: First Stop for the Pilgrims

Before shipping out to the New World, the group of religious separatists fled first to Amsterdam and Leiden.

Published Nov 24, 2017

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Fire in New Mexico
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Fire in New Mexico

The Whitewater-Baldy wildfire is the largest on record in New Mexico.

Published May 30, 2012

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Memorial Day at Saratoga
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Memorial Day at Saratoga

More than a million Americans have given their life in the name of their country. Some of the first gave it at the site of what is now Saratoga National Historical Park.

Published May 30, 2016

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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia
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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia

Smoke drifts over the aquamarine waters off northern Australia in this true color image taken on July 30 as the winter fire season gets underway.

Published Jul 31, 2011

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