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Fires on the Rise in the Far North

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January 14, 2026
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Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.

Fire on Ice: The Arctic’s Changing Fire Regime

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January 14, 2026
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An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than the landscape is adapted for.

Fire on Ice: The Arctic’s Changing Fire Regime

Guest authors
January 14, 2026
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An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than the landscape is adapted for.

A Plume of Bright Blue in Melissa’s Wake

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January 13, 2026
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The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in the satellite record.

Ganges Delta Under a Winter Shroud of Fog

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January 9, 2026
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Low clouds blanketed the delta while parallel cloud bands rolled over the Bay of Bengal during a January cold wave.

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Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue

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January 8, 2026
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After a four-decade run, the massive, waterlogged berg is leaking meltwater and on the verge of disintegrating.

Algae Swirls Across a South African Reservoir

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January 7, 2026
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Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.

Reaching the Precipice in Angola

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January 6, 2026
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The Huíla plateau, bounded by dramatic cliffs and chasms, stands above the arid coastal plains in the country’s southwest.

An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks

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January 5, 2026
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The colorful formations found in this bowl-shaped escarpment in southwestern Utah are the centerpiece of Cedar Breaks National Monument.

A Siberian Snowman in Billings

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December 17, 2025
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Winds, waves, and ice near a remote town on the Chukchi Peninsula have sculpted a series of coastal inshore lagoons that resemble an icon of winter.