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New Zealand quake reveals new land
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of New Zealand's South Island on November 13 created a thin swath of newly exposed land. Before and after images.
December 9, 2016
Arctic sea ice at record low
So far this year, the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas have been slow to freeze, setting a record low for the floating cap of sea ice in November.
December 8, 2016
Gravity waves over China
Gravity waves traveling upwards from the lower atmosphere caused this unusual banded structure in airglow above China in late November.
December 5, 2016
What’s the hottest Earth has ever been?
Earth’s hottest periods occurred before humans existed. Those ancient climates would have been like nothing our species has ever seen.
December 2, 2016
Hurricane risk to US northeast coast
Due to shifting weather patterns, the northeastern coast of the United Sates could see more frequent and more powerful hurricanes in the future, says new research.
November 30, 2016
2016-17 winter outlook for US
NOAA's outlook for this winter predicts a warmer, drier South, and cooler, wetter North. Drought is expected to persist in California and expand in the Southeast.
November 30, 2016
Night-shining clouds over Antarctica
The AIM spacecraft has spotted noctilucent clouds - aka night-shining clouds - above Earth's southernmost continent. The season for them started early this year!
November 27, 2016
Signs of climate change at Arctic tree line
Near the Arctic Circle, in northern Alaska, is where forests give way to tundra. Researchers are looking at how the warming climate might affect the ecology of this northern boundary.
November 25, 2016
A mystery in the clouds
A peculiar ring in the clouds over Warwickshire, England this month sent the Cloud Appreciation Society's Gavin Pretor-Pinney on a hunt for answers.
November 23, 2016
Southeastern US wildfires still blazing
Fires continue to blaze in the southeastern United States with no end in sight. Here’s a satellite look at a few of them.
November 22, 2016
