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August 2012 fourth-warmest August on record globally

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September 19, 2012
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View from space: Massive Greenland iceberg now drifting

Deborah Byrd
September 19, 2012
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Overall, sea ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily throughout this past decade. In fact, the six lowest sea ice extents in the satellite record have occurred in the last six years (2007 to 2012).

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September 17, 2012
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2012 Arctic sea ice extent lowest ever recorded

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September 17, 2012
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Earth in Mars’ sky

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September 17, 2012
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NGC 7090 is edge-on spiral galaxy, actively forming stars

Deborah Byrd
September 16, 2012
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Astronomers find two planets orbiting stars in Beehive cluster

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September 16, 2012
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Large coral loss seen over some Caribbean reefs

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September 15, 2012
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How and when did the first planets form in our universe?

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September 15, 2012
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Super Typhoon Sanba eyes Okinawa, Japan and South Korea

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September 14, 2012
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