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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 Weekly News

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Devastation in Morocco Communities in the High Atlas Mountains were among the hardest hit after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake caused widespread damage.       Mussel Rafts of the Rías de Arousa The estuarine inlets of Spain's Galicia coast are some of the most productive places to grow mussels.       Melting on Humboldt Glacier Unusual late-season melting in Greenland turned the glacier’s surface into a mishmash of ice, firn, melt, and dirt.       Peru's Tropical Glaciers and Rainbow Mountains The icy landscape high in the Andes is dotted with colorful glacial lakes and weathered rock.       Water Returns to Laguna de Aculeo The drought in Chile isn't over, but recent late-winter rains provided enough moisture for water to start pooling up again.       Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record June, July, and August were 0.23°C (0.41°F) warmer than any other summer in NASA's record.       Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Libya A Mediterranean cyclone contributed to deadly flooding along the country's coastline.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS September Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record June, July, and August were 0.23°C (0.41°F) warmer than any other summer in NASA's record. (Sep 13, 2023)       Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Libya A Mediterranean cyclone contributed to deadly flooding along the country's coastline. (Sep 13, 2023)       Hurricane Lee Traverses the Warm Atlantic The major storm fluctuated in intensity as it approached the U.S. East Coast. (Sep 12, 2023)       Greece's Agricultural Heartland Underwater Record rainfall inundated towns and farmland in the country's Thessaly region. (Sep 11, 2023)

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