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This photograph shows a large lenticular cloud hovering over part of Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region.

The Case of the Missing Waves

Earth’s atmosphere works in mysterious ways.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Skiers practice cross-country skiing drills on Bagely Hill in Duluth, Minnesota. (Courtesy University of Minnesota Duluth)

The Big Fat Puzzle

Can cold melt fat?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Ripe malbec grapes hang from the vine in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Stormy Vineyards

New methods help Argentinian farmers brace for bad weather.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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

This photograph, taken at dawn in August 2006, shows an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Regional Pollution Goes Local

Distant pollution sources worsen local air quality in southeastern Texas.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Beijing’s traffic volume leads to high levels of pollution, as well as difficulty navigating clogged streets.

Pollution Trials for the Beijing Olympics

Satellites reveal that traffic restrictions successfully reduced atmospheric nitric oxide by 40 percent.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Tule Fog in the Central Valley, CA on 20 December 2020 (Terra/MODIS) - Feature Grid

Tule Fog in the Central Valley, California

Image captured on 20 December 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Dec. 28, 2020

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