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                     Dust Pours Off the Moroccan Coast 
                      Desert winds kicked up a cloud of dust from northern Africa.   
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                     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.   
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                     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.
    
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                     Mexicali, Baja California 
                      Urban and agricultural landscapes abut the U.S.âMexico border in this part of the Sonoran Desert.   
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                     Constructing Egypt's New Capital 
                      The country's government is relocating to a brand-new city in the desert outside of Cairo.   
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                     Dry in the Rio Grande Basin 
                      Amid drought in southern Texas and northern Mexico, Amistad Reservoir has hit record-low levels.   
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                     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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