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Satellite imagery shows the difference between current and average sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as a literal heatmap.
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NOAA Satellites
Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean were already far higher than average by the first week of June 2026 due to El Niño.

El Niño has become more intense over last 40 years than the previous 1,000 years

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Lobster fishermen in a small boat with dry coastal bluffs in the background.

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When the Rains Come

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Quantum Optimization
An artist’s interpretation of a quasar and the black hole at its center.

A Most Distant Signal
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