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Earth from space: Gravity waves spark pair of perfect cloud ripples above uninhabited islands

This 2023 astronaut photo shows a pair of perfectly aligned "wave clouds" rippling above the Crozet Islands in the Southern Ocean. The unusual patterns are the result of changes in temperature caused by gravity waves.

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Earth from space: 3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land

A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are named alphabetically, appeared to be in the wrong order.

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Earth from space: Green River winds through radioactive 'labyrinth of shadows'

This 2018 astronaut photo shows a striking section of the Green River as it winds through Utah's "Labyrinth Canyon." The canyon's steep walls cast long shadows that hide many secrets, including caves and abandoned uranium mines.

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Earth from space: Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.

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Earth from space: Trio of ringed ice caps look otherworldly on Russian Arctic islands

This 2018 satellite photo of ice caps on the Arctic islands of Russia's Severnaya Zemlya archipelago highlights the beautiful concentric rings of color in the ice, which stand out against the islands' barren landscape.

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Earth from space: Mysterious, slow-spinning cloud 'cyclone' hugs the Iberian coast

This 2017 satellite photo shows an unusual cloud "cyclone" nestled up against the coastline of Spain and Portugal. Researchers are unsure what caused the strange structure's spin, but ocean eddies and an extreme heat wave likely played key roles.

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Earth from space: Shapeshifting rusty river winds through Madagascar's 'red lands'

This 2018 astronaut photo shows the rust-colored waters of Madagascar's Betsiboka River winding through a complex series of mangrove islands. Both the river and islands have been altered in recent years by destructive human practices.

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Earth from space: Ethereal algal vortex blooms at the heart of massive Baltic 'dead zone'

In 2018, satellite images captured a stunning spiral of cyanobacteria blooming in the Baltic Sea. The swirling mass of microbes helped to create a massive "dead zone" the size of West Virginia that starved the surrounding water of oxygen.

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This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved

The hole in the Antarctic ice was comparable in size to numerous US states, such as West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. The post This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them?

A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.

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Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape

Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.

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Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them?

A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena.

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Atmospheric Scientist Points To Difference Between Weather And Climate Amidst Extreme Winter

“Global warming is a long-term trend, but that does not mean that every year will be warmer than the previous one.” The post Atmospheric Scientist Points To Difference Between Weather And Climate Amidst Extreme Winter first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Trippy satellite map of North America's largest glacier shows off 'hidden lagoon' and other secrets

NASA has revealed a new false-color image of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier that highlights several recent findings about the massive ice mass.

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Russia's tallest volcano spews out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke after giant eruption, satellite images reveal

Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, which is the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia, violently erupted on Nov. 1 and left behind a trail of smoke and ash that was photographed by NASA satellites.

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Astronaut captures image of a glowering 'skull' lurking in a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara

NASA has released a new image of an eerie, cranium-shaped caldera in the Sahara Desert, which looks like it is staring right at the orbiting camera.

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Maui satellite photo shows full scale of deadliest US fire for more than a century

The Landsat 8 satellite captured the deadly flames that burned through the town of Lahaina in Hawaii and killed at least 99 people.

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Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.

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Is Africa splitting into two continents?

Will the East African Rift split the continent and create a new ocean, or will it fizzle out?

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Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.

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World's largest iceberg is no more after being ripped apart in 'iceberg graveyard'

Satellite images show fragments from the enormous iceberg A-76A dispersing near South Georgia island, where the previous world's largest iceberg also met its doom in 2020.

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Colossal iceberg trapped near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' for 20 years is finally on the move

Iceberg B-22A, which first broke off from Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in 2002, is finally moving away from the South Pole after being freed from its seafloor tether.

The Independent UK

Iceberg the size of Greater London could hit shipping and wildlife, scientists warn

Researchers are currently tracking two icebergs - one the size of London, and one Cornwall

France 24

Has the entire Ukrainian territory been plunged into darkness due to Russian bombing? That's what some people on social networks have been saying since November 23, while sharing what appears to be an aerial photograph of Europe. While millions of Ukrainians have indeed lost power, this image has been manipulated…

The Guardian - US

How the climate crisis is driving stronger storms further inland

Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Fiona dumped great amounts of water across larger stretches of land – global heating is to blame

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