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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. The equivalent of two years' worth of rain poured heavily…
Apr 24
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Thierry Chehab
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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. My partner and I…
Apr 15
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Sanika Phawde
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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…
Apr 15
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Tina Koyama
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What 600 walruses were doing in costumes and bathing suits
Poland comes out of winter slowly, especially in its northern parts. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if snow decided to fall in April. Luckily, the Poles…
Apr 1
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Dominika Wróblewska
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Walking in the footsteps of trailblazing women
London, February 23, 2024 — Today I am being a tourist in my own city. I am booked on a “Women of London” walking tour. It is a sharply cold morning…
Mar 6
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Lis Watkins
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Tractors as far as the eye can see
Gdańsk, Feb. 9, 2024 — It’s a frosty and foggy morning in my hometown on the Baltic coast of Poland. Everything is strangely quiet. Noises are stifled…
Feb 12
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Dominika Wróblewska
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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…
Jan 8
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Judith Dollar
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The Ghost of Tulare Lake
On the Spot is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. A ghost…
Oct 18, 2023
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Carmine Iannaccone
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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.
Sep 13, 2023
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Oliver Hoeller
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Saving Luma
On a warm, sunny July afternoon, a bright yellow excavator sat idle where a housing development will be built in North Seattle. Growing behind it is a…
Aug 21, 2023
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Tina Koyama
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It doesn’t get any more American than this
How do New Yorkers celebrate Fourth of July? I was told the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest is a “thing,” so I headed to the legendary amusement…
Jul 7, 2023
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Mário Linhares
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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. When I…
Mar 6, 2023
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Jeff Barlow
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