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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia
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Published December 14, 2020
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Gati Makes Historic Landfall in Somalia
Published November 25, 2020
Cyclone Gati became the strongest storm to hit the country on record, bringing more than a year’s worth of rain in two days.
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A Busy Season for Crop Fires in Northwestern India
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Published November 17, 2020
Burning leftover straw after the rice harvest has once again blanketed the region with smoke.
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Vamco Thrashes the Philippines
Published November 12, 2020
The typhoon brought strong winds and flooding to Manila.
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Devastating Storm Hits the Philippines
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Published November 2, 2020
Super Typhoon Goni brought winds upwards of 300 kilometers (195 miles) per hour before making landfall on Catanduanes Island.
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Large, Deep Antarctic Ozone Hole in 2020
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Ozone depletion was significantly worse than in 2019, but better than in the early 2000s.
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Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California
Published October 21, 2020
The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.
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Fierce Fires in Bolivia
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Published October 15, 2020
For the second year in a row, fires have been widespread and persistent in the South American country.
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Hurricane Delta Aims for the U.S. Gulf Coast
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Published October 8, 2020
After making landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, the category 2 storm was strengthening over warm waters.
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A Meeting of Smoke and Storms
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Published September 17, 2020
Satellites tracked smoke from wildfires as it spanned the continental United States and followed winds around two hurricanes.
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A Slew of September Storms
Published September 14, 2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has broken many records so far, and the season still has two months to go.
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Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast
Published September 11, 2020
Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
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Super Typhoon Haishen
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Published September 4, 2020
The storm is poised to hit the Korean Peninsula, making it the third typhoon to encounter the peninsula in just two weeks.
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Flooding, Blackouts in the Wake of Laura
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Published August 31, 2020
The storm surge and rainfall from the category 4 hurricane inundated parts of the Louisiana coast, while winds wiped out electric power to many.
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Laura Makes Landfall
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Published August 27, 2020
A satellite acquired this nighttime view of the storm two hours after landfall.
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A Dangerous Storm Nears the Gulf Coast
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Published August 26, 2020
Hurricane Laura is poised to cause an unusually large and damaging storm surge.
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Typhoon Bavi Approaches Korean Peninsula
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Published August 25, 2020
After striking a glancing blow on South Korea, the storm will likely make landfall in North Korea.
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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires
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Published August 19, 2020
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
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Smoke Blankets Northern California
Several wildfires filled the skies with smoky haze.
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Four Fires in Colorado
Published August 17, 2020
The fires have burned more than 125,000 acres and are expected to burn for several more weeks.
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Double Cloud Trouble
Published August 13, 2020
Two atmospheric rivers hit Australia’s east and west coasts with severe rains on the same day.
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All Clear on the Western Front
Published August 8, 2020
The Suomi NPP satellite got a clear view of Western Europe, its nighttime lights, and its moonlit landscape.
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Hunting for Ice on Hudson Bay
Published August 10, 2020
Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, their preferred prey.
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