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Deborah Byrd
Alaska landslide might be largest recorded in North America
The June 11, 2012 Alaska landslide in Glacier Bay National Park might be the largest ever recorded in North America, according to a story by AP on July 12.
July 13, 2012
ISS astronaut captures photo of elusive sprite
Sometimes called red sprites, these offshoots of large-scale electrical discharges that take place high in Earth’s atmosphere, above thunderstorms.
July 13, 2012
X-flare from giant sunspot group 1520
Giant sunspot group 1520 - which spans about 10 Earth diameters on the sun's surface - emitted an X-flare on July 12 at 1653 UTC.
July 12, 2012
Wildfire smoke meets thunderstorm
Photos shows the wildfire smoke sucked into an area of strong convection at the center of the thunderstorm, at speeds that can reach 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour.
July 11, 2012
Wildfires in Russia continuing
Significant amounts of smoke from the wildfires in Russia and Siberia arrived in British Columbia in Canada this week, according to CBC News.
July 10, 2012
Cassini finds a south pole vortex at Titan
A Cassini images shows a swirling mass appears to execute one full rotation in about nine hours - much faster than Titan's 16-day rotation period.
July 10, 2012
Population strategies to stop short of 9 billion
The Worldwatch Institute has released the following 9 strategies for stopping short of reaching a human population of 9 billion by 2050.
July 10, 2012
New boson: what’s so cool about it? Try this video
This video from MinutePhysics might shed light for you on this week's announcement of a new boson, possibly the Higgs boson.
July 7, 2012
Scientists have learned what keeps us anxious
Scientists in Germany have learned how our brains keep us from letting go of anxiety after a trauma.
July 7, 2012
X-flare from active region 1515 on sun
After releasing a barrage of M-class flares over the past few days, sunspot 1515 released an X-flare on July 6. Its effects might deliver a glancing blow to Earth on July 8 or 9.
July 7, 2012
