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NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite scoped one of the largest dust plumes of the year billowing across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert on Aug. 26, 2019.
 
The Best NOAA Satellite Images of 2019
See a solar flare, wildfire smoke and the eye of a hurricane in these epic images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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A medication disposal box is seen, where people can drop off their expired, unused or unwanted medications for safe disposal located in a pharmacy on October 4, 2018.
Most Pharmacies Give Wrong Information When People Ask How to Get Rid of Old Drugs
Doctors posed as parents for a UCSF study calling pharmacies across California to find out how to dispose of potentially dangerous, unused prescription medications.
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Missile Commanders confirm a launch warning over the phone during a practice drill at the North America Aerospace Defense Command, Nov. 9, 1999. At the time, there were worries over whether the Y2K bug would render the complex missile tracking system inoperational after computers switched to the new year.
20 Years Ago, Waiting for the Collapse of Civilization
What it was like to cover one of the biggest nonevents in history. The Y2K problem was the bug that didn't bite. Or, maybe that wasn't a problem.
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Jack George, an employee at Royal Lighting, looks at chandeliers using incandescent light bulbs at the store in Los Angeles. A federal judge is allowing California to enforce updated efficiency standards that will affect such specialty lightbulbs.
Federal Judge Sides With California in Dispute Over Energy-Saving Light Bulbs
California can now enforce a new rule requiring light bulbs be three times more efficient despite the Trump administration's efforts to roll it back. See our original story on the lightbulb industry lawsuit here.
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Tesla plans to construct a 182 megawatt battery storage project for PG&E in the South Bay near Moss Landing.
The Cost of Battery Storage Plummets at the Right Moment for California
Batteries can help California convert its energy grid to a carbon-free system.
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California Snowpack Starts Off the Year at Nearly Normal
 
California's water season began slowly, with little rain in October, but late-November and December storms were a big help.
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No, California Drivers — It Is Not Yet Legal to Eat Your Roadkill
 
While a new state law may make it legal to collect and eat roadkill in the future, wildlife officials are reminding the public that it's still illegal to possess any animal killed in a vehicle collision.
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