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Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue
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A Year in Orbit: The 12 Most Stunning NASA Satellite Images of 2025
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The year 2025 was extraordinary for Lake Eyre (also called Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre) in South Australia. Water started…
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A Siberian Snowman in Billings
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A Subtle Return of La Niña – NASA Science (.gov)
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New Timing for Stubble Burning in India
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Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest
Waves of heavy rainfall in early December 2025 spurred landslides and flooding in parts of the Pacific Northwest.…