Image: Yukon Delta
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Yukon Delta in the US state of Alaska.
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NASA examines heavy rainfall generated by former Typhoon Lan
When Typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Oct. 22, the Global Precipitation Measurement mission core satellite or GPM analyzed the storm and added up the high rainfall that it generated. By Oct. 24, Extra-tropical cyclone ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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Scientists on research vessel spot rare whale in Bering Sea
Federal researchers studying critically endangered North Pacific right whales sometimes go years without finding their subjects. Over the weekend they got lucky.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2017
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Alaska volcano sends up ash cloud from Aleutian Islands
A 14-minute eruption by an Alaska volcano sent an ash cloud to 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) in the Aleutian Islands.
Environment
Jun 27, 2017
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Image: Copernicus Sentinel-3A captures Bering Sea
The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite brings us over the Bering Sea, north of the Alaska Peninsula, on 26 March.
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2017
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Retreating Yukon glacier caused a river to disappear
The massive Kaskawulsh Glacier in northern Canada has retreated about a mile up its valley over the past century.
Environment
Apr 17, 2017
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Image: NASA's Terra satellite sees Alaskan volcanic eruption wrapped in white
When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Alaska's erupting Bogoslof Volcano the MODIS instrument aboard captured an image of a large ash plume surrounded by clouds making it appear to be wrapped in white.
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2017
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Attorneys argue for listing bearded seals as threatened
Bearded seals, the largest of the Arctic seals, deserve to be listed as a threatened species because of continuing loss of their sea ice habitat, a federal government attorney told a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2016
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Testing confirms new, rarely seen whale in Pacific Ocean
Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely seen alive by Japanese fishermen roams the northern Pacific Ocean, according to research published this week.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2016
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International search reveals genetic evidence for new species of beaked whale
An international team of scientists who searched out specimens from museums and remote Arctic islands has identified a rare new species of beaked whale that ranges from northern Japan across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska's ...
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