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 | | Wildland Fires Scorch Idaho Wilderness
Burning for weeks, the Wapiti and Middle Fork Complex fires have charred tens of thousands of acres. |
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 | | A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere
The polar vortex elongated and weakened over Antarctica, causing rare warming events. |
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 | | Laboring at Big Bend Tunnel
The setting for John Henry's legendary contest with a steam-powered drill may have been this tunnel through Big Bend Mountain in West Virginia. |
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 | | Mountains and Coastal Living Along the Gulf of Policastro
Smooth beaches meet rugged alpine terrain along this section of coastline in southwestern Italy. |
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 | | California's Park Fire Spread Fast and Hot
An array of satellite sensors observed the long-duration, episodic spread of the state's historic fire. |
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 | | Typhoon Shanshan Pummels Japan
The powerful storm triggered landslides, power outages, and flooding in southern parts of the country. |
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 | | Aftermath of a Landslide-Triggered Tsunami
The 56-foot wave in Pedersen Lagoon, on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, damaged trees and left a mark on the landscape. |
