May 12, 2026
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Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.
Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.
A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
Near-constant activity continues on the volcano in Russia.
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