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Dubai deluge, 2 years of rain in 2 days
On April 16 the desert metropolis of Dubai endured the highest volume of rainfall in 75 years.
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Thierry Chehab
14
95 percent totality, 100 percent wow
There is something magical and powerful about a vast group of people gearing up to witness a solar eclipse together at the same time.
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Sanika Phawde
5
An astronomical family reunion
All morning, the sun dipped in and out of clouds over Grand Prairie, a suburb of Dallas where my family had found an ideal house to rent for the long…
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Tina Koyama
9
What 600 walruses were doing in costumes and bathing suits
Poland comes out of winter slowly, especially in its northern parts.
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Dominika Wróblewska
11
Walking in the footsteps of trailblazing women
London, February 23, 2024 — Today I am being a tourist in my own city.
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Lis Watkins
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Tractors as far as the eye can see
Gdańsk, Feb.
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Dominika Wróblewska
21
It's blue, purple and gold all over Houston
Thousands of out-of-town football fans started arriving in Houston over the weekend to attend today’s game between the University of Michigan Wolverines…
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Judith Dollar
9
The Ghost of Tulare Lake
On the Spot is a reader-supported publication.
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Carmine Iannaccone
20
Kuta, Bali: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Award-winning travel sketcher Oliver Hoeller shares his colorful impressions from a long layover in the Indonesian island that is synonym with paradise.
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Oliver Hoeller
22
Saving Luma
On a warm, sunny July afternoon, a bright yellow excavator sat idle where a housing development will be built in North Seattle.
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Tina Koyama
15
It doesn’t get any more American than this
How do New Yorkers celebrate Fourth of July?
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Mário Linhares
12
Farewell to the Boeing 747
When I was 9 years old, I saw a photo of a Boeing 747 model in Boys Life magazine and was immediately drawn to the sleek design of the airplane.
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Jeff Barlow
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