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JANUARY 31, 2023 Weekly News

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Cheneso Floods Madagascar Heavy rain from the tropical cyclone triggered flash floods and landslides along the island nation's northwestern coast.       Wintry Dunes on Earth and Mars Dunes on both planets occasionally get blanketed with ice and snow—except on Earth the white stuff is frozen water and on Mars it's often frozen carbon dioxide.       Chile's Villarrica Sputters An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this photograph of minor explosions from one of Chile's most active volcanoes.       Eighty Mile Beach This stretch of coastline in Western Australia is a popular recreational site for people and an important stopover site for migratory birds.       Antarctic Iceberg on the Move After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre.       Shrinking Lake Abert As the lake in southern Oregon dries up, the remaining water is becoming too salty to support key food sources for birds.       Midwest Farmers Using Cover Crops Take Small Yield Hit Although cover crops have significant environmental benefits, researchers found that they hinder yields on corn and soybean fields.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             NOTES FROM THE FIELD G-LiHT Goes to Alaska January 26, 2023 In summer 2022, Goddard’s LiDAR, Hyperspectral, & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) team made flights from Kodiak and Anchorage with an airborne instrument designed to map forested landscapes.

Antarctic Iceberg on the Move After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre. (Jan 25, 2023)       Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks A long-watched rift has spawned an iceberg about twice the size of New York City. (Jan 24, 2023)       Floodwater Reaches Australia's Channel Country After several weeks of heavy rainfall in northern Queensland, the water has worked its way south. (Jan 23, 2023)

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