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Mares' tail clouds over Texas

Making Heads of Mares' Tails

Clouds continue to portend change, but what kind?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Probes are buried in the ground at different depths to estimate soil moisture content

Looking for Mud

Scientists stumble on a weird way to measure the moisture in soil.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A maize farmer in El Salvador examines his desiccated soil.

Leaving Dry Lands Behind

Census and climate data uncover internal migration patterns in North Latin America and the Caribbean.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Methane seeps to the surface of this Arctic lake.

Leaking Lakes

Bubbles large and small signal changes in the Arctic and in Earth’s atmosphere.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Frost clings to an eddy covariance tower in Barrow, Alaska.

In the Arctic Darkness

Beneath a frozen surface, stirrings.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Prayer flags frame Ama Dablam Peak in the Nepalese Himalaya.

Himalaya's Heat Pump

Polluted air over Asia is changing patterns in remote mountain ranges.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

As the seasons change from summer to winter, forests slow down their growth and absorb much less carbon from the atmosphere.

Hidden Carbon

Satellites measure the give and take between trees and temperatures.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Heavy winds and stormy seas cause the cargo ship Rena to run aground on October 5, 2011, spilling its cargo and eventually sinking.

Heavy Weather, High Seas

Can dangerous sea states be predicted?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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