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<div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/154018/what-was-behind-idalias-rapid-intensification"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/154018/what-was-behind-idalias-rapid-intensification"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/154000/154018/idaliasss_smap_20230825_th.jpg" alt = "What Was Behind Idalia&rsquo;s Rapid Intensification?" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> <h4><a href="/images/154018/what-was-behind-idalias-rapid-intensification">What Was Behind Idalia&rsquo;s Rapid Intensification?</a></h4> <p>A new analysis suggests that a large freshwater plume in the hurricane&rsquo;s path helped fuel its extraordinary growth.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Mar 10, 2025</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = "/topic/heat" class = "btn btn-tag 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temperatureextremes" data-date = "Published Feb 27, 2025"> <div class = "thumbnail" data-href = "/images/153995/cyclone-flurry-in-the-southern-hemisphere"> <div class = "thumbnail-image"><a href="/images/153995/cyclone-flurry-in-the-southern-hemisphere"><img src = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153995/sh_cyclones_vir2_20250226_th.jpg" alt = "Cyclone Flurry in the Southern Hemisphere" /></a></div> <div class = "caption"> <span class = "thumbnail-topic thumbnail-topic-image">Image</span> <h4><a href="/images/153995/cyclone-flurry-in-the-southern-hemisphere">Cyclone Flurry in the Southern Hemisphere</a></h4> <p>An unusual number of tropical storms churned across the planet&rsquo;s southern oceans simultaneously in February 2025.</p> <span class = "thumbnail-date">Published Feb 27, 2025</span> <p class = "btn-tag-group"> <a href = "/topic/image-of-the-day" class = "btn btn-tag hvr-rectangle-in btn-xs btn-imageofday">Image of the Day</a> <a href = 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