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May 27, 2025 Weekly News

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Roiling Poas Volcano The restless Costa Rican volcano sustains a hot, ultra-acidic crater lake that shares similarities to Martian environments.       Months in the Midnight Sun Far above the Arctic Circle, the landscape around Utqiaġvik, Alaska, transforms from a frozen tundra to a mosaic of ponds during its 84 days without a sunset.       A Final Resting Place in the Philippines Thousands of soldiers killed during World War II are interred at the Manila American Cemetery, the largest overseas U.S. military cemetery.       Waterlogged Lake Gregory A network of brackish lakes and associated wetlands in northwestern Australia held more water than usual in October 2024 following an especially intense wet season.       A Cerrado Above It All A perched patch of grasslands and savanna in Brazil acts as a sponge to recharge groundwater and feed natural hot springs.       An Impact Crater Hiding in Plain Sight Much of the Goyder impact structure has eroded away, but there are remnants in Australia's Northern Territory.       Smoky Zabaykal'skiy Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia.

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