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This stovepipe tornado formed on May 31, 2010, near the border between Colorado and Oklahoma.

The Dirt on Tornadoes

Moisture on the ground may fuel more violence in the sky.
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 statue on the spire of Duomo Cathedral overlooks the Milan skyline.

Soiled Soils

Invisible pollutants lurk under Italy’s most populous valley.
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
A tsunami strikes northeast Japan after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, generating waves up to 133 feet high along some areas of the coast.

Sizing a Tsunami

GPS helps scientists quickly forecast massive waves.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Lascar volcano in Chile is the most active volcano in the central Andes, with several eruptions occurring during the 1990s.

Silent Signals

Synthetic aperture radar data and scientists in detecting the ground deformation associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Ice re-grows in a lead between two sea ice floes in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean, in March 2013.

Signs of Snow

Aircraft help probe the surface of Arctic sea ice.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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