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Counting Carbon Over Southern California
Published November 7, 2014
NASA’s new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 calibrated its sensors by taking data from an area where ground stations could provide ground truth.
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Super Typhoon Nuri
Published November 4, 2014
The Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of the storm at night.
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Breathing Cleaner Fumes
Published October 14, 2014
There’s more than one way to study the impact of biofuels.
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The Persian Gulf, Clear and Clouded
Published October 6, 2014
Two images show the region before and during a vast a dust storm.
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Super Typhoon Phanfone
Published October 4, 2014
A storm spinning off the coast of Japan promises widespread rain.
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UN Panel: Ozone Layer on the Road to Recovery
Published September 17, 2014
The growth of the ozone hole appears to have stopped thanks to the banning of most ozone-depleting chemicals.
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Hurricane Odile
Published September 16, 2014
A major storm in the Eastern Pacific brings high winds and heavy rainfall to the Baja California peninsula.
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Hurricane Marie
Published August 28, 2014
The massive storm has churned up the eastern Pacific for a week.
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Hurricane Cristobal
The third hurricane of the season stirred up the North Atlantic in late August 2014 but stayed offshore.
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Seeing through Sakha’s Smoke
Published July 30, 2014
With dozens of wildfires burning in a part of Russia best known for its frigid winters, the CALIPSO satellite offered this view through the clouds and smoke.
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“Killer” Trees? Not Exactly
Published July 16, 2014
While some forests emit volatile organic compounds that are involved in ozone pollution, history shows attempts to control smog have a better chance of succeeding by focusing on vehicle emissions.
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Dust Plumes, Namib Desert
Published July 7, 2014
Strong, hot winds known as “berg winds” (mountain winds) are lofting plumes of dust directly out into the Atlantic Ocean in this panoramic image taken from the International Space Station.
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