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Fire on Ice: The Arctic’s Changing Fire Regime
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An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than…

Jan 14, 2026
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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
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Amendment 34: A.6 Landslide Change Characterization Experiment Science Team Final Text and Due Dates
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A.6 Earth Venture Suborbital-4 Landslide Change Characterization Experiment (LACCE) Science Team (ST) solicits proposals to build the full LACCE Science…

Jan 12, 2026
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New Timing for Stubble Burning in India
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Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.

Dec 15, 2025
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A Hot and Fiery Decade for Kīlauea
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The volcano in Hawaii is one of the most active in the world, and NASA tech makes it easier for…

Dec 9, 2025
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Senyar Swamps Sumatra
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A rare tropical cyclone dropped torrential rains on the Indonesian island, fueling extensive and destructive floods.

Dec 5, 2025
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Hayli Gubbi’s Explosive First Impression
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In its first documented eruption, the Ethiopian volcano sent a plume of gas and ash drifting across continents.

Dec 4, 2025
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NASA’s TROPICS Completes Storm-Studying Mission
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A NASA mission that studied the interior of hurricanes collected its final data on Nov. 12, as the last two…

Nov 25, 2025
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A Direct Hit on Jamaican Forests 
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Hurricane Melissa left the island nation’s forests brown and battered, but they won’t stay that way for long.

Nov 25, 2025
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