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Rare 'sunglint' transforms Alabama River into a giant 'golden dragon'Earth from space A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This temporary transformation was the result of a rare mirror-like phenomenon known as a "sunglint."
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study findsScientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier future.
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Antarctica's Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal 'burp' that could last a centuryWhen humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
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Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstableEarth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.
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An 'ice tsunami' in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbedChunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December.
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Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate changeThe Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively murky waters appear to shield it against climate change — for now.
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The Red Sea experienced 'one of the most extreme environmental events on Earth' 6 million years agoThe Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian Ocean turned it into a waterway again.
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The whale-shaped island in Belize with a 'great blue blowhole'Earth from space This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great Blue Hole, which doubles as the island's "blowhole" when viewed from space.
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Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping pointAn analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.
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