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Remote Sensing

Swirling Skies and Melting Icebergs
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Swirling Skies and Melting Icebergs

The remote South Sandwich Islands can disrupt passing clouds in ways that shed alternating rows of cloud spirals. 

Published Mar 15, 2025

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Nyamulagira Brings the Heat
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Nyamulagira Brings the Heat

Clouds parted to reveal fresh lava flows on the slopes of the East African Rift volcano.

Published Mar 13, 2025

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A Daily Boost in Dust Height
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A Daily Boost in Dust Height

Scientists are using the DSCOVR satellite to make more frequent measurements of the height of dust over the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Feb 11, 2025

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Los Angeles-Area Landslide Expands
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Los Angeles-Area Landslide Expands

NASA radar imagery revealed that the active area of a decades-old landslide has grown following periods of heavy rainfall in 2023 and early 2024.

Published Feb 10, 2025

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La Niña Is Here
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La Niña Is Here

Cool water has welled up in the tropical Pacific in winter 2024–2025. But it may not stick around for long.

Published Feb 7, 2025

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