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Heavy equipment working near dry brush sparked a destructive wildfire near Riverside, Calif., in September 2024.

Why Wildfires Started by Human Activities Can Be More Destructive and Harder To Contain

Satellite data shows Hurricane Milton on Oct. 8, 2024, as it moves across Gulf of Mexico. NOAA

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"Hurricane Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record as it went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm in less than a day."

Hurricane Milton Explodes Into a Powerful Category 5 Storm As It Heads for Florida − Here’s How Rapid Intensification Works

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A flooded Christmas tree farm in Boone, N.C., on Sept. 27, 2024.

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"Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024."

Geography and Climate Change Increase Carolina Storm Risk

Two images from the field show a chestnut sprout and a closeup of the fungus. The canker fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, is responsible for widespread loss of American chestnut trees from the forest canopy and resprouting branches of an infected tree, which are girdled and killed by the fungus before they can reach the canopy or reproduce. 

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Two images show a chestnut sprout and the Cryphonectria parasitica fungus

The fungus has decimated chestnut trees in the national park, and larger trees have been slow to replace them.

Chestnut Blight Has Significantly Altered the Composition of Shenandoah National Park

Sunlight falls on Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26, 2024, as seen in this image acquired by the GOES-16 satellite. (Credit: (CSU/CIRA & NOAA)

Hurricane Helene

Fueled by record-warm waters, the storm turned into one of the largest on record ever to slam into the Gulf Coast. 

Stunning Satellite Images Reveal the Power and Immensity of Hurricane Helene

With a breeding population of up to 16 million, snow geese are among the most abundant of migratory birds (Credit: William Powell, USFWS, Public Domain)

The Journey of 10 Billion Birds

Worldwide, over 10 billion birds are on the wing this fall; learn how you can help monitor and protect them

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