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When clouds and aerosols collide 09.14.09
When clouds and aerosols collide Air pollution and climate are linked, but defining the details of that connection is tricky. One uncertainty is exactly what happens when aerosols -- the tiny airborne particles in mist, smoke and smog -- meet clouds. Aerosols and clouds can have both cooling and warming effects on Earth’s atmosphere.

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Move any mountain 05.12.09
Move any mountain Water is constantly being moved about our planet. The water, or hydrologic, cycle describes how water changes from liquid to solid to vapor and how it is stored in a variety of places: under the ground, in the atmosphere and ocean and in the form of ice and snow.

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Seeds of disaster 03.19.09
Seeds of disaster On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused the worst natural disaster in the history of Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia that is more commonly known as Burma.

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New view of smoke from wildfires 02.09.09
New view of smoke from wildfires Improved cloud models and an El Niño insight.

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