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Looking across Midwestern cropland, the viewer sees a tornado extending down from thick, gray-blue clouds to meet the horizon. To the tornado’s left, a funnel cloud companion looks like a thin finger pointing toward Earth from the bottom of the clouds.
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A Hotter Earth Means Stronger Tornadoes

by Saima May Sidik 13 December 202113 December 2021

Although their frequency may decrease, models suggest anthropogenic climate change will increase the intensity of tornado outbreaks.

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Earthquakes Ripple Through 3D Printed Models of Los Angeles

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 13 December 202127 March 2023

Using stainless steel models, researchers find that high-frequency seismic waves—the most damaging to buildings—are attenuated in the Los Angeles sedimentary basin.

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Indigenous Communities Outline Their Climate Data Priorities

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 13 December 20211 June 2023

Native American tribal communities are actively engaged in adapting to climate change. What information and data will help them build resilience to the new normal?

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Data from Satellites Help Uncover Exploding Meteors

by Emily Moskal 13 December 202113 December 2021

By using data from two lightning-spotting satellites, researchers measure explosions of thousands of small meteors and create a database that could help the planetary defense community.

Aerial or satellite image of ancient riverbeds.
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The “Green Sahara” Left Behind Fossil Rivers

by Munyaradzi Makoni 10 December 20213 July 2023

Reconstruction reveals how people living along the banks of the Nile may have relocated as climate changed and flooding increased during the African Humid Period.

Artist’s rendering of the near-Earth object Kamo’oalewa
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Asteroid May Be a Chip off the Old Moon

by Stacy Kish 9 December 202127 March 2023

Spectral data suggest that Kamo‘oalewa, a near-Earth asteroid, has a composition similar to lunar rocks.

Close-up of the Artemis Gateway in front of the Moon.
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NASA Prepares Its Artemis Gateway to Orbit the Moon

by Jude Coleman 9 December 202118 December 2023

Throughout its anticipated 15-year tour of duty, the Gateway will serve as a station for astronauts and lunar landers—and enable new scientific discovery.

A Mars rover beside a rock with two holes drilled into it
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Scientists Plan a Home Away from Home for Mars Samples

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 8 December 202127 March 2023

The core tubes being collected by the Perseverance rover won’t arrive for years, but NASA and the European Space Agency are outlining needs for a facility to assess their safety and store and distribute them.

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Una nueva herramienta crea rápida y gratuitamente mapas de inundaciones para el sur global

by J. Besl 8 December 202131 March 2022

Un nuevo programa en línea puede trazar rápidamente los contornos de inundaciones pasadas, permitiendo que los países con escasez de datos se preparen para futuros desastres.

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A New Technique Could Identify Algae from Space

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 6 December 202127 March 2023

Some types of algal blooms produce dangerous toxins, while others are relatively harmless to humans.

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