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Faster Detection of Forest Loss
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Scientists pioneered a new system that combines data from multiple Earth-observing satellites to identify forest clearing up to 100 days…

Apr 6, 2026
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Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
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An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high…

Mar 18, 2026
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Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
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The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged…

Mar 3, 2026
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Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains
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Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.

Feb 20, 2026
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A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar
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Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

Feb 18, 2026
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Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique
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Weeks of intense rain overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Jan 27, 2026
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Snow Buries Kamchatka
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December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.

Jan 22, 2026
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Fires on the Rise in the Far North
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Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.

Jan 14, 2026
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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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