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| | Cold and Snow Wallop the U.S.
The first major, widespread winter storm of 2025 delivered snow, ice, and frigid temperatures to a large swath of the country. |
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| | Cyclone-Damaged Mayotte
Lush green hillsides turned brown after Cyclone Chido hit the islands in December 2024. |
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| | Ghana's Declining Forest Reserves
Logging, farming, and fires have contributed to the loss and degradation of forest reserves in the West African country. |
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| | Ksudach's Nested Calderas and Craters
The volcano, located on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, displays numerous depressions that collect meltwater during the warmer months of the year. |
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| | Phytoplankton Flourish in Patagonian Waters
Microscopic floating organisms proliferated to turn surface waters bright green and milky blue around the Falkland Islands. |
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| | Maine's Scopan Lake
The construction of a small hydroelectric power station in the northern part of the state helped form this V-shaped lake. |
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| | The Many Facets of Soderfjarden
An impact crater in western Finland is a bucolic setting for agriculture and migratory birds—and its geometric shape resembles that of craters on other planets and moons. |