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Europe’s Scorching Summer

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.

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An Uncommon Drifter in the Denmark Strait

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

A large iceberg, observed in summer 2026, had drifted more than 1,000 kilometers south from the northeastern Greenland bay where it likely originated.

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Elephant Butte Reservoir Runs Low

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

Drought in the Rio Grande basin contributed to New Mexico’s largest reservoir dwindling to its lowest level in decades.

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Lala Batters Hawaii

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.

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Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.

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A Sunflower’s View of Totality

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

The Moon slid between the Sun and Earth to produce a stunning celestial show visible from Spain in August 2026.

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Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.

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Stops Along the Path of Totality

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.

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Bountiful Roebuck Bay 

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

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El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000

Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026.

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