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A man walks through the Acropolis while smoke plumes billow from a forest fire near Athens on July 25, 2007.

Smoke over Athens

The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Many locations north of the equator, such as Guyana, tend to receive more rain than locations in the southern tropics. (Courtesy T. Rampersad)

Rooting Out Rainfall

Polar water fuels off-kilter rainfall in the tropics.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Researcher Michel Verstraete pauses while a laser scanner records the geometric properties of a savanna landscape in Kruger National Park, South Africa

New Angles

Scientists teach an old satellite new tricks.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Smoke rising from the Chain Lakes fire on June 27, 2004, in Yukon Territory, Canada.

Nature's Contribution

Researchers investigate how much wildfires contribute to pollution, and how far this pollution can travel.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Moist air coming off the ocean produces clouds along the Big Sur coast south of Monterey, California.

Missing Heat

Scientists search the deep oceans to balance Earth’s energy budget.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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