August 27, 2024

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Dust Pours Off the Moroccan Coast Dust Pours Off the Moroccan Coast

Desert winds kicked up a cloud of dust from northern Africa.

     
Storms Line the Northeast Pacific Storms Line the Northeast Pacific

Hurricane Hone brought soaking rains to Hawaii when it passed south of the island chain, and more storms brewed to the east.

     
ARCSIX Analyzes Arctic Sea Ice Loss ARCSIX Analyzes Arctic Sea Ice Loss

In summer 2024, NASA scientists went to northern Greenland to study how clouds and atmospheric particles may be contributing to the ongoing loss of multiyear sea ice.

     
Mexicali, Baja California Mexicali, Baja California

Urban and agricultural landscapes abut the U.S.–Mexico border in this part of the Sonoran Desert.

     
Constructing Egypt's New Capital Constructing Egypt's New Capital

The country's government is relocating to a brand-new city in the desert outside of Cairo.

     
Dry in the Rio Grande Basin Dry in the Rio Grande Basin

Amid drought in southern Texas and northern Mexico, Amistad Reservoir has hit record-low levels.

     
Golfing in Illinois Golfing in Illinois

The sport can be played on Earth's distinctive green courses, such as those around Chicago, and even on the Moon's gray soil.

     
     
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The Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) in Greenland The Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) in Greenland

August 23, 2024
Excerpts from a scientist's emails home to family provide a glimpse of what life was like on one of the world’s most northern scientific outposts in the world.

Under the Ash: Glacier Science at a Volcano Under the Ash: Glacier Science at a Volcano

August 22, 2024
Researchers trekked to Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes to better understand the icy volcanic landscapes on Earth, Mars, and beyond.