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Between 2013 and 2016, a large mass of unusually warm ocean water--nicknamed the blob--dominated the North Pacific, indicated here by red, pink, and yellow colors

The Blob

Too much warmth and too little wind fueled a massive marine heat wave along the Pacific Coast.
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March 1, 2021
Fires (shown as red dots) smolder throughout the Sahel, March 2, 2001.

From the Dust Bowl to the Sahel

Severe drought combined with poor soil conservation practices can have devasting effects within the Sahel region of North Africa.
Feature Article
March 1, 2021
Polar stratospheric clouds form when extremely cold conditions in the high Arctic and Antarctic atmospheres cause nitric acid and water to freeze into tiny crystals.

A New Pole Hole

In winter 2011, an ozone hole appeared over the Arctic for the first time.
Feature Article
March 1, 2021
The sun rises over a fishing platform in Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) in the Java Sea.

From Indonesia to India

Researchers follow the wanderings of fresh water in the tropics.
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March 1, 2021
A National Guard member opens a portable military water tank

Under CATS Eyes

Tracking a volcanic plume reaches new heights, faster.
Feature Article
March 1, 2021
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