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This cleared hillside in Haiti now lacks the vegetation that used to stabilize its slopes.

On Shaky Ground

The major earthquake in Haiti shifts thinking about disaster planning.
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
This false-color satellite image shows sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas (red) near Barrow, Alaska.

Mercury Raining

Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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