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Center for Short-Lived Phenomena Tracks Nature's Surprises
A National Geographic Society Center in Cambridge retells rapid nature reports from around the world via a hot line. Observers relay sightings to scientists who respond with speed, tracing events from drifting Caribbean islands to meteorites and unusual wildlife, though occasional errors occur.
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Washington
Peru
Mideast
Scotland
Tropics
Cambridge
Mass
National Geographic Society
Center
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory
Robert Citron
Caribbean
Jamaica
U. S. Navy
Amazon River
Victoria
Australia
St. Louis
Miami
Fla
Pacific
Colombia
South America
Alaska
Mexican