The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

NORTH AMERICAN WINTER 2020-21 Cold temperatures, snowfall, and winter storms mark the 2020-21 winter season

* Nor'easter Exits the U
S
 Northeast (Image from Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/147706/noreaster-exits-the-us-northeast/?src=nha

TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Warm ocean temperatures can promote storms in the region, though the wide spacing between the many small islands make landfalls less common

* Cyclone Yasa Bearing Down on Fiji (Image from Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/147672/cyclone-yasa-bearing-down-on-fiji/?src=nha

-- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

RIFT AND CALVING AT LARSEN ICE SHELF Scientists observed the cracking and rifting of a Delaware-sized piece of an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula

* Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia (Image from Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/147664/iceberg-closes-in-on-south-georgia/?src=nha

-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

2020 SOLAR ECLIPSE OVER SOUTH AMERICA On December 14, a total solar eclipse was visible to southern Chile and Argentina

* Shadows from a Solar Eclipse (Image from Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/147659/shadows-from-a-solar-eclipse/?src=nha

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