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September 24, 2024 Weekly News

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A is for Azerbaijan A meandering river birthed an oxbow lake that happens to be shaped like the first letter of the English alphabet.       Rivers in Europe Burst Their Banks Torrential rain from a stalled storm system caused flooding in countries such as Poland and Slovakia.       Delaware's Tidal Wetlands Water inundates the marshes along Delaware Bay, which provide protection against flooding and erosion, as well as habitat for migrating birds.       Santiago at Night Lights in Chile's central city display an array of colors and densities, reflecting various land uses and differences between the region's communes.       Mount Taranaki's Ring of Forest The precise geometry of the protected area encompassing an iconic New Zealand volcano is unmistakable from space.       Shrimp Farms of the Guayas Estuary Large numbers of rectangular holding ponds lie amid mangrove forests in southern Ecuador.       Keeping Tabs on North Cascades Glaciers Scientists use satellites in orbit and boots on the ice to monitor glacial changes on the flanks of Mount Baker and elsewhere in Washington state.       Recent Blog Posts             Notes from the Field Twenty-one Hours a Day on 30-Foot Floating Science Lab September 24, 2024 Off the coast of southern California, a research team sails for science on the Research Vessel Blissfully.       Day-in-the-Life of a PACE-PAX Mission Flight September 18, 2024 Airborne observations will help scientists validate measurements from NASA's PACE satellite.             Featured Story             Reading the ABCs from Space Some people see animals or omens in the clouds and landscape. We see letters.

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