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Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest-shrinking glaciers in Antarctica, hastened its slide into the sea between 2017 and 2020, when one-fifth of its associated ice shelf broke off as massive ...
Morning to night is condensed into 20 seconds of a time-lapse video of clouds over Sandy Neck Lighthouse. Here's how it's ...
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Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm. Haboobs form when cold downdrafts from thunderstorms slam into the hot desert floor, spreading out in all directions. A looming haboob ...
The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by lightning, destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge and forced the closure of the North Rim. Initially managed as a controlled burn, the fire rapidly spread due to hot and ...
The Gifford Fire in California has burned more than 65,000 acres as of Monday, Aug. 4, prompting evacuation orders in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. A time-lapse video shows the wildfire ...