The Brunt Ice Shelf lost a large wedge of floating ice, the third sizeable iceberg to calve from the shelf in recent years.
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Strong winds kicked up sand and dust from China’s vast Taklimakan Desert.
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Satellites captured an expansive blue and green phytoplankton bloom in the waters off France.
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Unusually early and intense fires are spreading rapidly amid drought and high winds.
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Torrential rains have unleashed widespread and destructive flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state.
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