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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Clouds ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clare Watson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ukSgoHvHq7riSae5bBN2gQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds often clump together into large, organized systems, forming towering pillars and other shapes that reflect the physics happening in the atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of fluffy white clouds clumping together in a bright blue sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning cloud vortices swirl off 6 different Atlantic islands — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The giant swirls are collectively one of the best examples of this meteorological phenomenon ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bA3wpfMHnizyQHG4xcDPeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite image of cloud vortices swirling behind islands in the Atlantic Ocean]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite image of cloud vortices swirling behind islands in the Atlantic Ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists may have finally found where the 'missing half' of the universe's matter is hiding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:53:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:18:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fK37XAgvQwEGEpK3d5mJVF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s depiction of a halo of ionized gas surrounding the Milky Way (center). Gassy haloes like these may contain a greater portion of the universe’s regular matter than previously thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of the Milky Way in the center of a blue cloud of gas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant, near-perfect cloud ring appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — Earth from space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/giant-near-perfect-cloud-ring-appears-in-the-middle-of-the-pacific-ocean-earth-from-space</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:50:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:26:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Smkv6Xx5anaoxuba4NrGYc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive, lone cloud ring was spotted in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 2014. It reached roughly 280 miles across.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of a thin wispy ring of clouds above the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See spectacular photos from Saturday's partial solar eclipse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The partial solar eclipse on March 29 wowed skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:52:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LjjSh8AsSkUGzz8QSKtUqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During Saturday&#039;s partial solar eclipse, the moon obscured nearly 90% of the sun above Nuuk, Greenland. The eclipse, which was visible across much of the Northern Hemisphere, was the first of this year&#039;s two partial solar eclipses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun in a very thin crescent shape during a solar eclipse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Italy's 'ticking time bomb' plays peek-a-boo through a mysterious hole in the clouds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/earth-from-space-italys-ticking-time-bomb-plays-peek-a-boo-through-a-mysterious-hole-in-the-clouds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up through a strange gap in the clouds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PXNoR8GHMxisX46FevBa8W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The caldera at the summit of Mount Vesuvius was perfectly aligned with a  hole in the clouds when the Landsat 8 satellite passed overhead in 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of thick clouds with a gap showing Mount Vesuvius below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Svalbard's radioactive 'Bear Island' surrounded by rare cloud swirls and a giant algal bloom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear Island, which is surrounded by extremely radioactive waters left behind by a doomed Soviet submarine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:47:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:39:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agtKV4FfxUwmw5HtkGYV2P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Aqua/MODIS/Wanmei Liang]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2023 photo captured von Kármán vortices in the clouds above Bear Island (upper left) alongside a gigantic algal bloom (center).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a large algal bloom with swirling clouds and an island]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:17:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Ld8RHAPJy66yUviCjEQX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Experts predict that two giant white thunderstorms (circled) could end up diluting the rusty brown color of Jupiter&#039;s Southern Equatorial Belt, which could make the region seemingly disappear.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Jupiter with two white storms (circled) in one of the planet&#039;s large brown bands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microplastics may be entering the clouds and affecting the weather, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:36:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Miriam Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jN6Eo4KA9VJBnX5Gb7cxWR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Steve Christo - Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant cumulonimbus clouds in Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a blue sky with puffy clouds]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wildfires can generate tornado-like fire whirls and other "unpredictable and erratic" weather. An atmospheric scientist explains how. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 17:21:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kyle Hilburn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2CYqhpptDQ72tafSLbkQoQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David McNew / Stringer via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A huge pyrocumulus cloud rises over the Park Fire near Chico, Calif., on July 26, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cloud of smoke behind a suburban house]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Gravity waves spark pair of perfect cloud ripples above uninhabited islands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 2023 astronaut photo shows a pair of perfectly aligned "wave clouds" rippling above the Crozet Islands in the Southern Ocean. The unusual patterns are the result of changes in temperature caused by gravity waves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6QkQ7zshxCryZVGd35nxQg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pair of perfectly aligned &quot;wave clouds&quot; were spotted above the Crozet Islands last year in the Southern Ocean. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of arrow-shape ripples in clouds as viewed from space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange light spotted over distant 'hell planet' may be 1st rainbow 'glory' found beyond our solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, this phenomenon has been seen only within our solar system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:51:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aAMgFMRWteqiMbF96FtB8c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Exoplanet WASP-76b.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Exoplanet WASP-76b.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens if it's cloudy for the April 8 solar eclipse? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Though everyone is hoping for clear skies, here's what might happen if an eclipse-chaser's worst enemy — clouds — decides to make an appearance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:31:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Rao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArjZCQsVdCT3cFYqNBmsXj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photographer takes a picture of the sun through the clouds at the Villarica volcano sky center refuge, in Pucon, Chile on December 13, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photographer takes a picture of the sun through the clouds at the Villarica volcano sky center refuge, in Pucon, Chile on December 13, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/why-low-level-clouds-disappear-during-a-solar-eclipse</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Kornei ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ke76evWJU6sM8ZPcC9izvi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Our planet is affected in many ways when the Moon slides in front of the Sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Solar eclipse through misty clouds and a dark sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Places with the best weather to watch the April 8 solar eclipse (and what happens if it's cloudy where you are) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/places-with-the-best-weather-to-watch-the-april-8-solar-eclipse-and-what-happens-if-its-cloudy-where-you-are</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The total solar eclipse on April 8 will offer an incredible view of the fully obscured sun — but some places along the path of totality may see cloudy weather. Here's how to plan for the best view possible. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:32:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ke76evWJU6sM8ZPcC9izvi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Avoiding clouds and bad weather is every eclipse chaser&#039;s obsession.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Solar eclipse through misty clouds and a dark sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite snaps eerily circular holes in the clouds above Florida. What caused them? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/satellite-snaps-eerily-circular-holes-in-the-clouds-above-florida-what-caused-them</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A NASA satellite recently spotted a series of bizarre "fallstreak holes" in clouds above Florida. The circular cloud gaps have been previously (and incorrectly) linked to paranormal phenomena. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:52:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLzMocdFWbKZ7eqK7reKMS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison/MODIS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The strange, circular holes were captured by NASA&#039;s Terra satellite above the Gulf of Mexico on Jan. 30.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of hole in the cloud above the ocean of Florida&#039;s west coast]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extremely rare 'rainbow clouds' light up Arctic skies for 3 days in a row ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/extremely-rare-rainbow-clouds-light-up-arctic-skies-for-3-days-in-a-row</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In and around the Arctic Circle, stunning multicolor clouds have been shining in the sky for days on end. It is very unusual to see so many of these vibrant clouds over such a long period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:57:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f6pSYiJXNmvetaFWX3gpEZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ramunė Šapailaitė]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Iridescent, rainbow-colored clouds in the sky]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Iridescent, rainbow-colored clouds in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope detects alien planet with clouds made of quartz ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/james-webb-telescope-detects-alien-planet-with-clouds-made-of-quartz</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The exoplanet WASP-17b's atmosphere is full of quartz clouds, according to a new James Webb Space Telescope observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of the exoplanet WASP-17b, which may contain clouds of quartz in its atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of the exoplanet WASP-17b, which may contain clouds of quartz in its atmosphere.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do clouds float? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/why-do-clouds-float</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do the clusters of water and ice particles that make up clouds really float in the sky? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elana Spivack ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d5D2MoravPfAS5cWCVHYsM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[abdelhakim titous / 500px via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Floating&quot; clouds are an illusion. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Puffy clouds in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where are the noctilucent clouds we were promised? The sun might be to blame. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/rare-night-shining-clouds-have-not-arrived-on-schedule-and-a-brewing-storm-of-solar-activity-could-be-to-blame</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photographers hoping to capture stunning "night-shining" clouds have been left frustrated this year. The fast-approaching solar maximum may be to blame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:25:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XjZwNXZZorBr5WGy9c2iQV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ruslan Merzlyakov]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:22:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xVU5Sqy5aYX5iVM5jrHhEk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alan Fitzsimmons]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/earths-highest-coldest-rarest-clouds-are-back-how-to-see-the-eerie-noctilucent-clouds-this-summer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q8xXFsoHHbG5QncpmZ6V8T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Noctilucent clouds form when water vapor freezes onto dust particles left by meteoroids high in the atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wispy white noctilucent clouds swirl over an orange sunset and blue sea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens if you skydive through a cloud? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/what-happens-if-you-skydive-through-a-cloud</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What it's like to skydive through a cloud depends in part on the type of cloud, but regardless, you'll likely end up cold and wet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 17:11:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ amandaeheidt@gmail.com (Amanda Heidt) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Heidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wBWz7pznzdyZdWpSLUgTDg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ashlee Autore]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ashlee Autore, an atmospheric data scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center, went skydiving on an overcast day in Louisiana. Above her are thin, ice-bearing cirrus clouds, and below, a smattering of water-laden cumulus clouds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ashlee Autore, an atmospheric data scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center, went skydiving on an overcast day in Louisiana. Above her are thin, ice-bearing cirrus clouds, and below, a smattering of water-laden cumulus clouds. She is doing a tandem skydive and has a man attached just behind her.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the first clear images of 'sun rays' on Mars in eerie new NASA photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rays appear when sunlight shines through gaps in the cloud during sunrise or sunset and have never been seen this clearly on the Red Planet before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:12:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oCdnDqqPUPna6uYZP5gGwG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An iridescent cloud snapped by NASA&#039;s Curiosity Mars roveron Jan. 27.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An iridescent cloud snapped by Curiosity on Jan. 27.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-rare 'rainbow clouds' light up the Arctic Circle like auroras in stunning new photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rare clouds that give off bright, multi-colored light like an aurora were recently spotted at multiple locations in the Arctic. But what causes them? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:22:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3maukbWixrF4WhGwvLDA9d-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jónína Guðrún Óskarsdóttir]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Bright multi-colored clouds shining in the night sky above Mount Jökultindur in Iceland on Jan. 25.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bright multi-colored clouds shining in the night sky above Mount Jökultindur in Iceland on Jan. 25.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How much does a cloud weigh? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/how-much-does-a-cloud-weigh</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clouds look light and fluffy, but they're surprisingly heavy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S3fmg3ezM5LeFZuoJuArWD-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nobythai via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Cumulonimbus near Loy Island, an offshore island of Si Racha City, Chonburi, Thailand]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cumulonimbus near Loy Island, an offshore island of Si Racha City, Chonburi, Thailand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre 'Levanter' cloud billows off Rock of Gibraltar in breathtaking time-lapse video ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/levanter-cloud-gibraltar</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new time-lapse video shows an unusual banner cloud, known locally as "The Levanter," forming on the peak of the Rock of Gibraltar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:44:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9GeeoXCBAwGh8BEfCpe5sR-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Time-lapse footage of a banner cloud, known as a Levanter, forming around the peak of the Rock of Gibraltar.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Time-lapse footage of a banner cloud, known as a Levanter, forming around the peak of the Rock of Gibraltar.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Striking satellite photo captures Mount Vesuvius peering through a hole in the clouds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/mount-vesuvius-satellite-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A satellite image captured by Landsat 8 shows Mount Vesuvius "peering" through an eerily circular hole in the clouds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:52:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axC6aop48gn5aRR29Wnbqa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[In this image captured Jan. 2 by the Landsat 8 satellite Mount Vesuvius is clearly visible through a circular hole in the clouds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[In this image captured Jan. 2 by the Landsat 8 satellite Mount Vesuvius is clearly visible through a circular hole in the clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/la-palma-volcano-bulls-eye-clouds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show concentric rings of clouds forming above the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6DaD47jjjsAkSVTY86r7c4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory/MODIS/Aqua satellite]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite image of the concentric cloud rings above La Palma created by its erupting volcano.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of the concentric cloud rings above La Palma created by its erupting volcano.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate change is making Earth dimmer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/climate-change-dimming-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is reflecting less light as its climate continues to change, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:21:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x3Fj9r7RECQakwQ6b8B5RP-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image taken from the International Space Station in 2011 shows Earthshine on the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image taken from the International Space Station in 2011 shows Earthshine on the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space launch traffic may influence mysterious night-shining clouds in Earth's atmosphere ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/rocket-experiment-creates-night-shining-clouds.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A NASA-funded study is giving scientists insight into how "night-shining clouds" form in the upper atmosphere — and the role that growing space traffic plays in the phenomenon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qGizwivc9yPXEnrR32M6uh-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Wallops Flight Facility/Poker Flat Research Range/Zayn Roohi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A timelapse image shows three suborbital rockets launching the Super Soaker mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A timelapse image shows three suborbital rockets launching the Super Soaker mission.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ghostly 'UFO cloud' hovering over mountains wows judges in weather photo contest ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ufo-cloud-weather-photo-contest.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lenticular clouds look like saucers and form when wind meets mountains. This photo is one of the Royal Meteorological Society's favorites of the year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:24:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ySRyVMSv6WcN6fLz4QEpm-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Francisco Javier Negroni Rodriguez]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An eerie lenticular cloud forms over El Chalten mountain in Argentina]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An eerie lenticular cloud forms over El Chalten mountain in Argentina]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists just sampled the most pristine air on Earth. Here's what they found. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/most-pristine-air-on-earth-bacteria.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Atmospheric scientists sampled the most pristine air on Earth, just above the Southern Ocean. They found some surprises. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:38:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kathryn Moore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vd4y2ujkxYdoemhZmvDL38-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antarctica&#039;s ice sheets responded most strongly to the angle of Earth&#039;s tilt on its axis when the ice extends into the oceans.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Antarctica&#039;s ice sheets responded most strongly to the angle of Earth&#039;s tilt on its axis when the ice extends into the oceans.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite spies gigantic 'fuzzball' clouds spreading near Australia coast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/actinoform-clouds-seen-from-space.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite passing overhead can see an entirely different canvas of clouds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:05:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nZUJmkFoh494WrVWULxS7U-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An instrument on NASA&#039;s Aqua satellite captured this image of actinoform clouds form near Australia on Jan.29.. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An instrument on NASA&#039;s Aqua satellite captured this image of actinoform clouds form near Australia on Jan.29.. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These Mesmerizing Images Show 'Invisible Gravity Waves' Rippling Over Australia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite images captured a rare glimpse of a phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:09:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PFsWcXYzTJMwDD6DSjV5Xm-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds that formed on the crests of gravity waves made their ripples visible to satellites.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clouds that formed on the crests of gravity waves made their ripples visible to satellites.  ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Icy Martian Clouds Are Formed from the 'Smoke' of Dead Meteors, Study Claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The wispy, blue ice clouds of Mars are actually made of pulverized meteors, a new study claims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:05:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nXqwC4MtNpnJnYRzSUGsAJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Icy blue clouds swirl over the Martian mountain Syrtis Major (far right) in this Hubble telescope portrait of the Red Planet. According to a new study, the blue clouds of Mars may form as the result of tiny meteorite impacts in the planet’s atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Melting Arctic Is Covering Itself in a Warm Layer of Clouds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Arctic autumn is getting cloudier. That's bad news. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 16:48:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2JiQPfBgwRPcQm28WZvrQF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clouds have both a cooling and warming effect.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arctic ice]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate Change Could Make These Super-Common Clouds Extinct, Which Would Scorch the Planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carbon dioxide emissions could wipe out one of Earth's most common types of clouds. That's bad news. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:20:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yLVfKX2Gh7gehfnDYFaegP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a picture of stratocumulus clouds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This is a picture of stratocumulus clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Chemical Cloud Sickens Scores at British Beaches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mysterious chemical cloud descended on beaches in England on Sunday (Aug. 27), according to news reports, and authorities are still puzzling over what caused it and why it sickened more than 100 people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:47:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k8VytXLvRxDrTtCWmcwzgH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The beach at Birling Gap in Eastbourne, UK. This stretch of coastline was evacuated on Aug. 27 after a mysterious chemical cloud descended upon the beach.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[birling gap, eastbourne, east sussex, chemical cloud]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Swirls in a Sea of Cotton Candy Captured in Space Image ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60147-von-karman-vortices-space-image.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gorgeous cloud phenomenon called von Kármán vortices paints the sky with a series of spirals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:52:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oEWZM5SnLUDFY7XZbBLqfn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This false-color image, captured on June 25, 2017, by an instrument aboard the Landsat-8 satellite, shows a cloud phenomenon called von Kármán vortices above the South Atlantic.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This false-color image, captured on June 25, 2017, by an instrument aboard the Landsat-8 satellite, shows a cloud phenomenon called von Kármán vortices above the South Atlantic.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cyclone 'Licks' Portugal Coast in Gorgeous Space Image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A curling tongue of clouds reaches out to taste the Iberian Peninsula in a new satellite image. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:27:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLdDxnk2a5mcPvzsuLiDn4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An instrument aboard NASA&#039;s Terra satellite captured this image of a curl of moist air licking the coast of Portugal on July 16, 2017.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An instrument aboard NASA&#039;s Terra satellite captured this image of a curl of moist air licking the coast of Portugal on July 16, 2017.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ July Fourth Comes Early: NASA Sounding Rocket Releases Colorful Morning Cloud Show (Photos, Video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A NASA sounding rocket launched early this morning and lit up the skies over the U.S. East Coast with colorful clouds, ringing in an early July Fourth celebration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:31:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Doris Elin Salazar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqenKPSFz7G5WB8PHrayNg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Finally! After several delays, NASA finally released colorful artificial clouds during a sounding rocket launch early June 29.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue spherical lights appear in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Cloud 'Tide' Fills the Grand Canyon in Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Time-lapse images recently captured an incredible sight — a "tide" of clouds rolling in to fill up the Grand Canyon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 12:36:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PL6bQK4spbDCx5Ej84ea3Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dense clouds fill the Grand Canyon basin, a phenomenon known as a &quot;total cloud inversion.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cloud Atlas Now Online: See All the Bizarre Formations Around the World ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bizarre roll cloud and the beautiful asperitas cloud are among the additions to the latest International Cloud Atlas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:37:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhKMiEfyLgS7TzD3275QxG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[WMO International Cloud Atlas/ Miroslav Cichanowicz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A volutus, or roll cloud, photographed in Szprotawa, Poland. This type of cloud was just added as a new species in the 2017 International Cloud Atlas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a roll cloud over Poland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ammonia Detected in Earth's Atmosphere for First Time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In an unexpected first, researchers have discovered ammonia in the troposphere, Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:53:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vk8VvnHSK4gfHbbHffrCRY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bird Poop Cools the Arctic. No, It Won't Offset Climate Warming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bird poop is a messy nuisance in the Arctic, but the droppings from seabirds actually have a beneficial effect: slightly cooling the region threatened by climate change, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:14:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JhNpJvonfVBP572SJKeDg6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During the summer months, birds that migrate to the Arctic leave bird poop, or guano, which, after undergoing several chemical reactions, can influence cloud properties.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Seabirds in Arctic]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, 'Honeycomb' Clouds Don't Explain Bermuda Triangle Mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite recent speculation, strangely shaped clouds over the Bermuda Triangle are likely not the cause of unexplained disappearances. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:16:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T3AxxMNQNfaDkanhwrdqba-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Open-cell cloud formation over the Bahamas, imaged by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA&#039;s Terra satellite on Feb. 19, 2002.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gorgeous Gravity Waves Intersect Near Africa (Photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new satellite image shows complicated cloud patterns off the coast of Angola and Namibia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:46:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5GTVdpWmhFLP7Aw4KamXTN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On June 26, 2016, NASA&#039;s Terra satellite snapped this image of gravity waves off the coast of Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On June 26, 2016, NASA&#039;s Terra satellite snapped this image of gravity waves off the coast of Africa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning Cloud Maps Tell the Story of Life on Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54626-cloud-maps-life-on-earth.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning new maps document a global year in the clouds in more intimate detail than ever before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 16:45:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Kahn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TppVdiRVw29AWKevusDZtA-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Seasonal cloud concentration by month. Darker colors indicate less of a seasonal trend in cloudiness.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Seasonal Cloud Concentration Map]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trail from Ship Exhaust Leaves'A' in the Sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In July there was a large "A" written in the sky over the ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia. In an image of this "A" snapped from space, the letter looks like it could have been made by an airplane that was using standard skywriting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:49:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Newbern ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kecj8FWfubAoey5rgmx8Mg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A satellite image of ship tracks off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ship track clouds]]></media:text>
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