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Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
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Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

May 11, 2026
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
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Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.

May 4, 2026
Satellite Spots a Spawn
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The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.

Mar 27, 2026
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
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During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the…

Mar 16, 2026
Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
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Winds blowing past the volcanic landmass near the Korean Peninsula created a trail of spiraling clouds, while murky water churned…

Feb 24, 2026
Arctic Blast Brightened the West Florida Shelf
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A cold snap in the southern U.S. stirred up a dazzling display of sediment in coastal waters.

Feb 23, 2026
Blooming Seas Around the Chatham Islands
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A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.

Jan 16, 2026
A Plume of Bright Blue in Melissa’s Wake
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The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in…

Jan 13, 2026
A Subtle Return of La Niña 
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A weak La Niña emerged in the equatorial Pacific in late 2025, and scientists are watching how it may help…

Dec 16, 2025
A Giant Iceberg’s Final Drift
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After a long, turbulent journey, Antarctic Iceberg A-23A is signaling its demise as it floats in the South Atlantic.

Sep 25, 2025
Hurricane Kiko Nears Hawaii
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The storm became a major hurricane while traversing the eastern Pacific but weakened as it approached the islands.

Sep 9, 2025
Hurricane Erin Roils in the Atlantic
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The major hurricane steered clear of land but delivered tropical storm conditions to coastal areas along its path.

Aug 21, 2025
SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
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Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models.

Aug 14, 2025
Bloom Time in the Barents Sea
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Arctic waters near Norway’s Bear Island teemed with tiny plant-like organisms that painted the seas turquoise-blue and green.

Aug 9, 2025
Antarctic Iceberg Downsizes
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Iceberg A-23A continued to lose sizable pieces of ice during the 2025 austral winter, but it remained the planet’s largest…

Aug 2, 2025
Buccaneer Archipelago
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A maze of islands, reefs, and rugged coastline creates dazzling patterns in ocean waters near King Sound in Western Australia,…

Jul 26, 2025
Brilliant Bloom in the Baltic Sea
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An explosion in the numbers of cyanobacteria transformed the Baltic Sea into a swirling canvas of green in summer 2025.

Jul 23, 2025
Seamounts and Abyssal Hills Mapped From Space
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Depictions of the seafloor derived from satellite data can improve underwater navigation and increase knowledge of how heat and life…

Apr 1, 2025