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This active storm near Batesville, Texas, produced frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
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Lightning: A New Essential Climate Variable

by V. Aich, R. Holzworth, S. J. Goodman, Y. Kuleshov, C. Price and E. Williams 7 September 201813 February 2023

Lightning is a symptom and a cause of climate change. A recently established task team is working to make lightning data available and useful for climate science and service applications.

A large sunspot observed by the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) satellite in the UV in September 2000.
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Better Data for Modeling the Sun’s Influence on Climate

by T. Dudok de Wit, B. Funke, M. Haberreiter and K. Matthes 4 September 201821 February 2023

Several international initiatives are working to stitch together data describing solar forcing of Earth’s climate. Their objective is to improve understanding of climate response to solar variability.

This composite image shows the 2017 solar eclipse on 21 August as NPP passed over the southeastern United States.
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Scientists Meet to Review Preparations for Satellite Launch

by T. Atkins, M. Divakarla and L. Zhou 29 August 201826 October 2021

Center for Satellite Applications and Research JPSS 2017 Annual Science Team Meeting; College Park, Maryland, 14–18 August 2017

Rescuers search for survivors on 2 April 2017 after floodwaters carrying mud and debris inundated parts of Mocoa, Colombia.
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How Landslides Become Disasters

by P. Lehmann, J. von Ruette and D. Or 27 August 201825 January 2023

A new modeling platform, tested on two recent natural disasters, simulates conditions that dump landslide debris into rain-swollen rivers, often causing more damage than the landslides themselves.

3-D stratigraphic model of western Alberta helps researchers visualize bedrock topography and subsurface formations
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Geology in 3-D and the Evolving Future of Earth Science

by O. S. Boyd and L. H. Thorleifson 24 August 201814 January 2022

Geologic Mapping Forum; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 26–29 March 2018

A new database will help researchers to better model complex fine root ecosystems.
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Better Plant Data at the Root of Ecosystem Models

by M. L. McCormack, A. S. Powell and C. M. Iversen 21 August 201821 March 2022

Version 2 of the Fine-Root Ecology Database is bigger, better, and free to download and use.

Moon’s shadow obscures Sun during Great American Eclipse
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Great American Eclipse Data May Fine-Tune Weather Forecasts

by T. R. Lee, M. Buban, M. A. Palecki, R. D. Leeper, H. J. Diamond, E. Dumas, T. P. Meyers and C. B. Baker 16 August 201811 August 2022

Measurements taken by an automated national meteorological monitoring network during the 2017 total solar eclipse illuminate how the land and atmosphere respond to a sudden loss of sunlight.

Floodplain lakes and inundated forest near the Yukon River at Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
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How Much Land Surface Is Under Water at Any Given Time?

by T. M. Pavelsky and J. T. Minear 15 August 201810 March 2023

NASA Workshop on Remote Sensing of Inundation Extent; Boulder, Colorado, 21–22 May 2018

Taktsang, also known as the Tiger’s Nest, is a famous cliffside monastery in western Bhutan.
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Bhutan Earthquake Opens Doors to Geophysical Studies

by G. Hetényi, R. Cattin and D. Drukpa 13 August 201828 October 2021

A multinational research team discovered an underestimated earthquake hazard during their 7-year exploration of the unique geodynamics of the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan.

Polar Prediction School 2018, Sweden
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Training Early-Career Polar Weather and Climate Researchers

by F. Tummon, J. Day and G. Svensson 8 August 201813 March 2023

Polar Prediction School; Abisko Scientific Research Station, Sweden, 17–27 April 2018

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