Tournament Earth: Elemental Edition Champion Eruption Continues at La Palma  |
For the third time in a decade, the winner of Tournament Earth hails from the Canary Islands. In 2013, readers chose the El Hierro submarine eruption as the winner of our first tournament. A year later, an image of sunglint, winds, and waves (Trailing the Canaries) was voted the 2014 champion in a landslide. In 2022, readers loved the pairing of a photograph from the International Space Station and a false-color data view of the eruption at La Palma volcano. The image was a #8 seed in the fire bracket, and the underdog knocked off higher seeds in every round.
Thank you all for voting!
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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (5 April 2022)
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* A Dusty Spring Day in Turkmenistan
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* Churning Channel
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* Assembling Australia
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* Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer National Park
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* Breakup at Land Glacier
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* World's Longest Wave?
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* Dusty Storm Clouds Over Europe
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Tournament Earth: Elemental Edition: Finals
We started with 32 images, and now there are just two left. In the semifinals, the earth elemental depleted the air, and the fire boiled off the water. Will the volcanic heat of La Palma scorch its last competitor? Will the dunes in the Kalahari bury the last opponent? Vote now for the champion of our elemental tournament.
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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (29 March 2022)
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* The Spread of Soy in South America
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* Ice Shelf Collapse in East Antarctica
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* Crop Expansion Accelerates in Africa
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* Divine Providencia
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* Close-Up of Mount Everest
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* Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low
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* Global Croplands Expand
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The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
2021 DROUGHT AND FIRE IN THE UNITED STATES
Persistent drought in western states, exacerbated by climate change, is fueling larger and more intense fires.
* Dry Winds and Grasses Fuel Texas Fires (Image from Mar 20, 2022; Posted Mar 21, 2022)
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Tournament Earth: Elemental Edition: Last 4
Each of the elementals — earth, air, fire, and water — has a champion. Now begins the semifinals: Will air rise above earth? Will the tournament end in fire or ice? Vote now.
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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (22 March 2022)
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* Arctic Sea Ice is More Modest than Maximal
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* Dry Winds and Grasses Fuel Texas Fires
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* West Lothian Shale Bings
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* San Luis Valley
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* March of the Icebergs
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* Cloud Party in the Pacific
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* An Atmospheric River of Dust
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Tournament Earth: Elemental Edition: Last 4
Each of the elementals — earth, air, fire, and water — has a champion. Now begins the semifinals: Will air rise above earth? Will the tournament end in fire or ice? Vote now.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (22 March 2022)
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Latest Images:
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* Arctic Sea Ice is More Modest than Maximal
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* Dry Winds and Grasses Fuel Texas Fires
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* West Lothian Shale Bings
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* San Luis Valley
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* March of the Icebergs
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* Cloud Party in the Pacific
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* An Atmospheric River of Dust
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The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
WILDFIRES CHAR SOUTH KOREA
Large fires raged in coastal South Korea in March 2022.
* Wildfires Char South Korea (Image from Mar 5, 2022; Posted Mar 7, 2022)
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-- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
DUST STORMS IN ASIA
Along with Africa and the Middle East, Asia is a major source of atmospheric dust.
* A Xinjiang Dust Storm (Image from Mar 7, 2022; Posted Mar 9, 2022)
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