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CERES program updates include operational satellite instruments, algorithm advancements, machine learning applications, and ongoing missions measuring Earth’s energy budget and climate system changes.

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The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help to find relatives of two people who died in Noevember. Modesto ...

The Christmas Day snow will allow the Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort to finally open, deep into the holiday weekend. The 2025-26 ...