Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse

Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse

After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs. 

Published Sep 17, 2024

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The Korean Peninsula at Night

The Korean Peninsula at Night

Images of nighttime lights reveal patterns in population and urban development.

Published Sep 15, 2024

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A Deluge for the Sahara

A Deluge for the Sahara

An extratropical storm system dropped torrential rains on parts of Morocco and Algeria.

Published Sep 13, 2024

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A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea

A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea

Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.

Published Sep 16, 2024

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Marvelous Lenticularis

Marvelous Lenticularis

Rugged terrain on New Zealand’s South Island gives rise to a distinctive lenticular cloud formation, known locally as the Taieri Pet.

Published Sep 13, 2024

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