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|  | | Spring Floods Sweep Across Central Asia
Rivers overtopped their banks and submerged thousands of homes in Russia and Kazakhstan. | |
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|  | | How Deep Was Death Valley's Temporary Lake?
Researchers used satellite data to calculate the depth of water in this transient freshwater body. | |
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|  | | Antelope Valley Abloom
Poppies are sparse, but yellow wildflowers are blooming in Southern California. | |
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|  | | Towering Brandberg
This reddish “burning mountain” of granite is the highest point in Namibia. | |
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|  | | Looking Up and Down During the Eclipse
Astronauts and photographers captured unforgettable views of Earth and the Sun as the Moon's shadow swept across North America. | |
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|  | | A “Surprisingly Average” Year for Sierra Snowpack
The amount of snow in the California-Nevada mountain range was about average in April 2024—a rare occurrence. | |
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|  | | Drawdown of Klamath River Reservoirs
Human-made lakes along the western U.S. river were drained as part of the world's largest dam removal project to date. | |
