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 | | A Booming Bloom Returns to the Gulf of Maine
A type of phytoplankton called coccolithophores, less common in waters off New England since around 2010, made an impressive appearance in summer 2025. |
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 | | A Slumping Slide Into the Yukon River
The landslide struck a section of the Canadian river between Whitehorse and Lake Laberge and left a heap of debris large enough to narrow the river. |
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 | | Iliamna Volcano Ready to Rumble
The glacier-covered Alaskan peak has a history of frequent, large avalanches. |
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 | | Lake Chapala
An astronaut took this striking photo of a vast, freshwater lake in west-central Mexico, as well as the surrounding volcanic and urban landscapes. |
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 | | A Spectacle of Color off the Shetland Islands
Phytoplankton imparted brilliant blues and greens to North Sea waters near the Scottish archipelago in June 2025. |
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 | | New Mexico Battles Wildfires
With extreme drought gripping the state, firefighters are battling large blazes north of Silver City. |
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 | | Water Pours Into Australia's Lake Eyre
Floodwaters that have coursed through the outback for months are now replenishing a vast inland sea on a scale not seen in decades. |