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![Another Puff from Whakaari](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153818/nzwhiteisland_oli2_20250107_th.jpg) | | Another Puff from Whakaari
The perpetually restless and occasionally explosive volcano in New Zealand has been emitting steam, volcanic gases, and a bit of ash. |
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![Smoke Streams from Palisades and Eaton Fires](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153813/socalfires_amo_20250111_th.jpg) | | Smoke Streams from Palisades and Eaton Fires
Several plumes billowed from Los Angeles-area fires in the days after their ignition. |
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![Snow on the Turtle Mountains](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153810/turtlemountains_tmo_20250103_th.jpg) | | Snow on the Turtle Mountains
Patches of forest thrive on a plateau that straddles the border between North Dakota and Manitoba. |
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![Cairo's Colorful Nightscape](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153803/ISS069-E-37411-37415_th.jpg) | | Cairo's Colorful Nightscape
The older and newer cities of the Greater Cairo region look very different at night when viewed from above. |
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![2024 Was the Warmest Year on Record](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153806/global_gis_2024_th.jpg) | | 2024 Was the Warmest Year on Record
A NASA analysis shows that global temperatures in 2024 were 1.28 degrees Celsius (2.30 degrees Fahrenheit) above the agency's 20th-century baseline. |
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![Satellites Spot a “Ghost” Island](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153799/kumanibank_oli2_20241225_th.jpg) | | Satellites Spot a “Ghost” Island
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea suddenly manifested an island in early 2023 that had nearly disappeared by the end of 2024. |
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![Fires Tear Through Los Angeles](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153793/palisadesfire_amo_20250107_th.jpg) | | Fires Tear Through Los Angeles
Powerful Santa Ana winds and dry conditions contributed to the rapid spread of several brush fires in the county. |