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Sea Turtle Beaches, Eastern St. Croix
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Sea Turtle Beaches, Eastern St. Croix

Important nesting grounds for leatherbacks, hawksbills, and green sea turtles are found on beaches in Jack, Isaac, and East End Bays, pictured in this astronaut photograph from March 29, 2005.

Published Dec 25, 2008

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Wide Wildwood Beaches
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Wide Wildwood Beaches

For many people, there is great joy and good summer business to be found on the widest beach in New Jersey and one of the widest on any coast.

Published Aug 5, 2019

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Sandy Hook
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Sandy Hook

A beach oasis stands within a few miles of the densest urban area in the United States.

Published Jul 16, 2017

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Changes on the Cape Cod Coastline
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Changes on the Cape Cod Coastline

Beaches are dynamic, living landscapes. The coast off of Chatham, Massachusetts, provides a prime example of beach evolution.

Published May 30, 2014

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Forecasting D-Day
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Forecasting D-Day

Without the sound advice of meteorologists and geologists working behind the scenes, one of the most consequential battles in human history could have gone quite differently.

Published Jun 6, 2019

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Phuket, Thailand
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Phuket, Thailand

Published Jan 2, 2005

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How Cancún Grew into a Major Resort
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How Cancún Grew into a Major Resort

Once one of the poorest regions of Mexico, Cancún is now a bustling tourist city with millions of visitors each year.

Published Jan 24, 2020

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Swirling Sediment Reveals Erosive Power of New England Storm
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Swirling Sediment Reveals Erosive Power of New England Storm

Winds and waves from a February 2013 nor'easter churned up the seafloor and beaches around coastal Massachusetts.

Published Feb 27, 2013

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Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Mexico
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Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Mexico

Acquired September 18, 2009, this true-color image of Laguna Ojo de Liebre on Baja California shows the margins of industrialized salt works in the east and a famed marine mammal wintering site in the west.

Published Sep 27, 2009

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Hurricane Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy

Acquired October 26, 2012, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Sandy east of Florida.

Published Oct 26, 2012

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Sand and Tourism in Gran Canaria
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Sand and Tourism in Gran Canaria

The supply of sediment is gradually diminishing under the combined pressure of human and natural causes.

Published Jan 13, 2013

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Rebounding in Hudson Bay
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Rebounding in Hudson Bay

Raised beaches around the bay in Canada’s Ontario Province show how the landscape responded after the last ice age.

Published Oct 19, 2020

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Sanctuary Along the Kuiseb River
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Sanctuary Along the Kuiseb River

The ephemeral waters crossing the parched landscape of Namibia nurture a riparian ecosystem and a native people.

Published Nov 29, 2014

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