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JUNE 17, 2024 Natural Events

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Early Fires in Brazil's Pantanal Drought helped spread intense, early-season blazes in one of the world's largest wetlands. (Jun 12, 2024)       Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida Moisture-laden tropical air brought intense downpours and flooding to the southern part of the state. (Jun 12, 2024)       Heat Scorches U.S. Southwest An early summer heat wave broke temperature records in Nevada, Arizona, and California in June 2024. (Jun 10, 2024)

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Tracking Forest Cover in Belize Decades of satellite data paint a picture of how forests in this Central American country are changing.       The Shrinking Selva Maya The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico.       Turbulent Beauty Along the Kimberley Coast Tidal currents stir up colorful swirls off the coast of Western Australia.       South Keeling Atoll This U-shaped series of islets in the Indian Ocean rings a blue-green lagoon of varying depth.       Remote Tristan da Cunha Life finds ways to survive on this small volcanic island chain that's way off the beaten path.       Early Fires in Brazil's Pantanal Drought helped spread intense, early-season blazes in one of the world's largest wetlands.       Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida Moisture-laden tropical air brought intense downpours and flooding to the southern part of the state.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             June Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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