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May 20, 2025 Weekly News

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A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois Severe weather swept across the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in May 2025, spawning destructive twisters in several states.       Celebrating a Long Career With Roots on Long Island NASA's Jack Kaye enabled decades of Earth scientists, including those who are unveiling the atmospheric ties between New York City and its suburbs.       Forty Years of Change in Louisiana's Wetlands Scientists used Landsat satellite images to detect both abrupt and gradual changes and to examine how phenomena, from storms to sea level rise, have reshaped coastal ecosystems.       Capital of the Blue Ridge Roanoke, Virginia, is the largest city in the Blue Ridge Mountains and a stopover along a historic, scenic road.       Mountains of the Moon The Rwenzori Mountains in eastern Africa are renowned for their water resources and endemic plants and animals, but like elsewhere in the tropics, the glaciers are dwindling.       Digging Into the History of Stone Town Satellite images of the ancient city in Zanzibar highlight urbanization patterns and help researchers find new archaeological sites.       Fires Erupt in North American Forests Record heat and dry conditions helped stoke several large blazes in Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota.       Recent Blog Posts             Earth Matters May Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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