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A Sea of Icy Variability
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Despite an overall trend of Arctic ice loss, the Bering Sea saw an expansion of sea ice due to a…
Feb 23, 2022
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Arctic Thaw
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The climate of Earth is changing; fewer days of snow cover is yet another indicator.
Jan 2, 2014
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Snow Cover Extent Declines in the Arctic
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High-latitude springtime snow cover declined substantially between 1967 and 2012.
Jan 7, 2013
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Drought in Africa
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Severe drought choked East Africa, particularly Kenya, though much of 2009. This image shows the cumulative effect of the drought…
Oct 30, 2009
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El Niño, La Niña, and Rainfall
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For many people, El Niño and La Niña mean floods or drought, but the events are actually a warming or…
Oct 23, 2009
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Drought in Africa
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The crops and grasslands that sustain people in the Sahel and East Africa languished in the wake of poor rainfall…
Jul 14, 2009
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