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Arctic sea ice melt video from NASA satellite view
This NASA video shows the decline of Arctic sea ice from its near-maximum state in early spring 2011 to the near-minimum state on September 9, 2011.
September 16, 2011
La Niña returns
La Niña has returned and is forecast to strengthen for fall 2011 and winter 2012, according to a new Climate Prediction Center report.
September 15, 2011
Newborn dinosaur fossil discovered in Maryland
A Maryland fossil hunter finds the youngest nodosaur ever found and the first newborn dinosaur ever recovered in the eastern U.S.
September 15, 2011
Connecticut River spews sediment after Irene
Satellite image from September 2, 2011, shows Connecticut River spewing muddy sediment into Long Island Sound after Hurricane Irene.
September 12, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding, tornadoes, and wildfires
Tropical Storm Lee produced wildfires in Texas, tornadoes in the Southeast, and significant flooding from Louisiana northeast into New York.
September 12, 2011
Atlantic Ocean in amazing image with four storms
As hurricane season 2011 reaches its peak, it's a wild weekend for storms in the tropical Atlantic ocean basin. Peer down from above!
September 10, 2011
Asian carp: are they a threat to Great Lakes?
Some fear that if invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes, the multi-billion dollar recreational fishing and tourism industry there will be devastated.
September 10, 2011
Vancouver Island in Canada has 6.4 magnitude quake
A strong earthquake - 6.4 magnitude - took place earlier today on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
September 9, 2011
Hurricane season now peaking in the Atlantic
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season is halfway over, and we are only now entering the most active time for tropical cyclone formation.
September 9, 2011
Texas wildfires seen from space
Wildfires have been burning in Texas throughout September 2011. This NASA video shows them from space. Texas wildfires are still burning in parts of Texas.
September 9, 2011
