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Little rain has fallen in Southeast Asia after an earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12569 early end to the rainy season in October 2004, leaving the region in severe drought. From southern China, through the Indochina and Malay Peninsulas, and into some of the islands of Indonesia, crops are shriveling, and in some places, drinking water is scarce. According to news reports, the drought will cost farmers in Thailand up to US .2 million after 809,000...
Topics: What -- Earth, Where -- China, Where -- Indonesia, Where -- Thailand, Where -- Vietnam, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14731
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Jul 26, 2011
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On February 17, 2005, seasonal burning in Southeast Asia was widespread. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite passed over head, the sensor detected scores of active fires (locations marked in red) across (clockwise from top left) Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Although seasonal agricultural burning is common this time of year, it is not possible to know if all of these fires are...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- Myanmar, Where -- China, Where -- Vietnam, Where -- Laos,...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14338
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Jul 22, 2011
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On September 4, 2002, Typhoon Sinlaku passed directly above the Japan's Okinawan island chain, generating winds of 145 kph (90 mph) and torrential rains. The typhoon knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of homes, injured 25 residents, and possibly killed five Filipino sailors. Currently, the typhoon is making its way toward Taiwan, packing sustained winds of 104 miles (167 kilometers) per hour. Taiwanese residents are shoring up their houses with sand bags and pulling their boats out of...
Topics: Where -- Taiwan, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10127
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Jul 26, 2011
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Typhoon Sonca was just beginning to weaken on April 25, 2005, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured this image of the storm. Sonca is spinning across the Philippine Sea, heading towards Iwo Jima island south of Japan's main island, Honshu. At the time this image was taken at 04:10 UTC, the storm's winds were slowing from 213 kilometers per hour (132 mph) with gusts to 259 kph (161 mph) to 204 kph...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- Philippine Sea
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14872
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Jul 26, 2011
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eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/15000/15207/spain_tmo_17jul05_721_250m.jpg False Color (2.2 Mb) On July 17, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite captured a view of the forest fire (marked in red) in Spain northeast of Madrid that was responsible for the tragic death of 11 firefighters. The top image in this pair is a photo-like image, while the bottom image has been enhanced by including MODIS'...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Spain, Where -- Madrid
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=15207
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Jul 26, 2011
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A wispy plume of steam rises from the Ulawun Volcano on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain in this photo-like Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) image. The image was taken by NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite on June 6, 2005, as the volcano was exhaling ash and steam. Ulawun is one of Papua New Guinea's most active volcanoes. It rises to a height of 2,334 meters on the northwest shore of New Britain, making it the highest volcano in the...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Papua New Guinea, Where -- Bismarck, Where -- Goddard Space...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14999
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Aug 2, 2011
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On June 23, 2007, a dust storm began blowing off the coast of Sudan over the Red Sea. Dust continued blowing off the coast for the next several days. On June 28, 2007, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying on NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite captured this image. This image shows two principal plumes blowing off the coast of Sudan, with numerous smaller plumes in between them. The plumes blow mostly toward the northeast, creating tan-colored...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Sudan, Where -- Red Sea, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18564
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Aug 2, 2011
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Dust blew off the coasts of Sudan and Eritrea on June 7, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. This image shows the tan plume of dust billowing off the arid land surface and over the Red Sea, forming an arc that heads southeast. Overhead, opaque white clouds clutter the sky. NASA image courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC....
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Sudan, Where -- Eritrea, Where -- Red Sea, Where -- Goddard Space Flight...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18459
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Aug 1, 2011
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Hot, dry weather from January through March 2007 wilted crops in southern Africa. The severe drought produced near-record temperatures that, combined with a lack of rainfall, caused extensive crop damage, particularly in western crop areas, reported the United States Department of Agriculture's www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/wap_arch.cfm Foreign Agricultural Service. In South Africa, the anticipated yield from the corn crop dropped from ten million tons in December to six million tons in April because...
Topics: Where -- United States of America, Where -- South Africa, Where -- Zambia, Where -- Zimbabwe, Where...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18226
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Jul 23, 2011
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A phytoplankton bloom originally imaged on April 10, 2003, was still ongoing as of April 14. This Aqua MODIS image shows fires (marked with red dots) in South Africa's Western Cape and a colorful bloom in the waters of the Atlantic off shore. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- South Africa, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=11293
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Jul 25, 2011
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclone 01A swirling in the Arabia Sea. The center of the storm was close to 250 km south of Veraval and was moving north towards the southern coast of Gujarat state with winds of 60-80 km/hr. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, earthobservatory.nasa.gov NASA Earth Observatory , based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13150
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Jul 24, 2011
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On October 22, 2003, the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite captured this image of the island of New Guinea. This image is focused on the western part of the island, which is the Irian Jaya region of Indonesia. (The eastern part of the island is the country of Papua New Guinea.) Numerous fires burned across the southern part of the island; they were detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots in this image. Image...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Guinea, Where -- Indonesia, Where -- Papua New Guinea, Where -- Goddard...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=12334
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Jul 25, 2011
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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) image from October 22, 2004, shows trans-boundary pollution from eastern China spreading out over the east China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula (top right) and out of the scene at image right, where the westernmost edge of the Japanese island of Kyushu is visible. Urban and industrial pollution is a major environmental concern for China and the countries downwind. This image was captured by the MODIS on NASA's...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- China, Where -- East China Sea, Where -- Taiwan, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13919
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Jul 24, 2011
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eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/13000/13057/terra_bangaladesh_02apr04_250m.jpg April 2, 2004 (2.1 Mb JPEG) A series of intense storms have given rise to severe floods in northeastern Bangladesh. By April 20, more than half a million people had been evacuated, and 12 had died in the floods. Bangladesh frequently experiences severe storms during the hot season, and April 2004 has delivered a series of disasters. On April 9 and 10, a strong wind storm took 14 lives and injured nearly...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Bangladesh, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13057
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Jul 25, 2011
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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on September 3, 2004 at 15:15 UTC (11:15 AM EDT). At the time this image was taken, Frances was located approximately 65 km (40 miles) northwest of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds had decreased to 185 km/hr (115 mph) and the minimum central pressure had risen to 957 millibars. Frances was moving towards the northwest at 9 mph. NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen,...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Bahamas
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13791
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Jul 24, 2011
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricanes Nora (center) and Olaf (left) on October 5, 2003. At the time this image was taken Nora had maximum sustained winds near 85 mph, while Olaf was just tipping the hurricane scale with sustained winds of 75 mph. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=12271
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Jul 24, 2011
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A gray pall of haze and pollution filled the skies over much of northern India and Bangladesh on December 1, 2003. Air pollution tends to opool, or collect, along the southern edge of the Himalayas, where the mountains are so tall they effectively block the southern air mass from spreading northward over southeastern Asia. This true-color image was acquired by the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite. Image by...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Bangladesh, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=12515
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Jul 24, 2011
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The borderland between Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda contains eight volcanoes, including Mount Nyamulagira and Mount Nyiragongo, which were both erupting on May 25, 2004. The volcanoes are both located north of Lake Kivu in Virunga National Park. The dense tropical forests of the park are home to endangered mountain gorillas. The www.awf.org/news/17081 African Wildlife Foundation does not believe that the eruptions will threaten the gorillas' habitat, but cautions...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Rwanda, Where -- Uganda, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13258
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Jul 25, 2011
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While Southern Europe languished in extreme heat, Northern Europe was chilled with cool, fall-like temperatures during the first week of July. Over 30 people died from heat-related illnesses as temperatures soared up to 40 degrees Celsius in Greece, Romania, and Macedonia. During the same period, unseasonably cold weather dominated much of Northern Europe. In Germany's Bavarian Alps, the thermometer plummeted to -6 Celsius as snow fell in the mountains and high valleys. The contrast between the...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- France, Where -- California, What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Greece,...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13533
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Jul 24, 2011
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Storm Larry as it was 65 miles east of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. At the time this image was taken, Larry was moving very slowly to the south at 2 mph and had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Larry was expected to dump 8 to 12 inches of rain over portions of southeastern Mexico. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=12264
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Jul 22, 2011
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For two months, heavy, seasonal rains have inundated Thailand, flooding the countryside and killing over 120 people. This false-color image of Thailand and the Indochina Peninsula was acquired on October 5, 2002, by the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra spacecraft. Thailand can be found in the center of the image just above the Gulf of Thailand. The Chao Phraya River and the Yom River run down the center of the country...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Thailand, Where -- Gulf of Thailand, Where -- Cambodia, Where -- Vietnam,...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10103
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Jul 23, 2011
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Scores of fires were smoking across Sumatra (center) on June 8, 2003, trailing smoke across the Strait of Malacca, which separates Sumatra from Malaysia to the north, and also over the the Indian Ocean (bottom left). This image of active fire locations (red dots) was captured by the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team.
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Malaysia, Where -- Indian Ocean, Where -- Indonesia
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=11546
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Jul 11, 2011
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On December 20, 2007, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its weather prediction for the winter of 2007-2008. In forecasting weather for the continental United States, NOAA examines several factors, but first among them is the state of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which leads to earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/ElNino/ El Nino and earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/LaNina/ La Nina. For the coming winter, NOAA predicted a moderately strong La Nina....
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- United States of America, Where -- Michigan, Where -- Alaska
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8327
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Aug 2, 2011
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This astronaut photograph illustrates the diverse built environment surrounding the www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html NASA Ames Research Center located at the southernmost end of San Francisco Bay. Founded in 1939 as an aircraft research laboratory, Ames became a NASA facility in 1958. Its original aircraft research focus was enhanced by the adjacent Moffett Field -- an active Naval Air Station until 1994, and the original home of the Navy dirigible...
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- International Space Station (ISS), Where -- Ames Research Center (ARC),...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8814
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Jul 28, 2011
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eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/16000/16365/Europe_TMO_2006084_lrg.jpg March 25, 2006 (3.37 MB) Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite captured the top...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Serbia, Where -- Belgrade, Where -- Goddard Space Flight...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=16365
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Jul 23, 2011
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The MODIS instrument onboard the Aqua spacecraft captured this true-color image of Typhoon Etau - -the 10th typhoon of the season -- as it was located 470 kilometers south-southeast of Naha, capital of Okinawa Prefecture. Etau was moving north-northwest at 25 km per hour with sustained winds of 165 km per hour (104 mph) and is expected to reach Okinawa Island very early tomorrow morning. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=11927
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Jul 21, 2011
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A large phytoplankton bloom colored the surface waters of the Gulf of Alaska various shades of green on May 20, 2002. There also appears to be a lot of sediment being washed into the coastal waters all along Alaska's shoreline, coloring the waters a light brown. This sediment is probably carried by the snowmelt carried off the land as the spring thaw sets in. This true-color image was capture by the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), flying aboard the OrbView-2 satellite. Image...
Topics: Where -- Gulf of Alaska, Where -- Alaska, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9574
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Jul 22, 2011
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Typhoon Higos sweeps across the Mariana Islands with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (75 knots). Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
Topic: Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10239
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Jul 15, 2011
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Although common during the summer, dust storms are relatively rare during the winter in the Middle East. Yet on February 21, 2008, dust plumes blew over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and off the coasts of Yemen and Oman. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite took this picture the same day. This picture shows a complex of dust plumes several hundred kilometers across, blowing southward over Iran, Afghanistan, and...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Kuwait, Where -- Iran, Where -- Afghanistan, Where -- Pakistan, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8500
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Jul 25, 2011
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Slash-and-burn forest clearing and open cropland burning on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and in the Kalimantan portion of the island of Borneo are blanketing the region with a pall of haze that has delayed air travel and prompted government officials to distribute gas masks to island residents, according to various news reports. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) image shows the polluted air across Sumatra (left) and Borneo (right) on September 7,...
Topic: Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13654
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Jul 25, 2011
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In southeastern Africa, scores of fires were burning on September 25, 2004, in Mozambique south of Lake Malawi, whose southern tip is at the top center of the image. Active fire detections made by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite are marked in red. The fires created a layer of smoke that darkened the surface of the land beneath it. At upper left in the image, the turquoise-colored body of water is the Cahora...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Mozambique, Where -- Malawi, Where -- Zambia, Where -- Zimbabwe, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13994
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Aug 1, 2011
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On March 10, 2007, thick plumes of dust blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Canary Islands. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the tan dust strikes a strong contrast with the navy blue ocean. The dust plumes are thickest over the Canary Islands, almost thick enough to completely obscure the satellite's view of them. The dust plumes thin somewhat north...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Atlantic Ocean, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18106
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Aug 7, 2011
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Several weeks after its eruption on May 2, 2008, Chile's Chaiten Volcano continued releasing a plume of ash and steam. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite captured this image on June 18, 2008. In this image, a plume blows westward away from the volcano, following a meandering path as it travels over the ocean. The volcanic plume is slightly darker and more diffuse than the nearby bright white clouds....
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=19923
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Jul 28, 2011
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Tropical Storm Chanchu formed in the western Pacific on May 8, 2006, roughly 500 miles east of the Philippines. The storm gradually built strength and size, reaching typhoon strength by May 11. It lost some strength as it crossed the Philippines, but once clear of the islands, it regained power and became a typhoon once again as it continued westward across the South China Sea. This photo-like image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS)...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Philippines, Where -- South China Sea, Where -- China, Where -- Goddard...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=16646
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Aug 2, 2011
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A storm with near-perfect symmetry and a well-defined eye hovering over the warm waters of the Caribbean or in the South Pacific is not unusual, but Tropical Cyclone Gonu showed up in a rather different place: the Arabian Sea. Though rare, cyclones like Gonu are not unheard of in the northern Indian Ocean basin. Most cyclones that form in the region form over the Bay of Bengal, east of India. Those that take shape over the Arabian Sea, west of the Indian peninsula, tend to be small and fizzle...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Arabian Sea, Where -- Indian Ocean, Where -- Bay of Bengal,...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18440
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You might expect to see a storm with near-perfect symmetry and a well-defined eye hovering over the warm waters of the Caribbean or in the South Pacific, but Tropical Cyclone Gonu showed up in an unusual place. On June 4, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured this image, Tropical Cyclone Gonu was approaching the northeastern shore of Oman, a region better known for hot desert conditions. Though...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- Oman, Where -- Indian Ocean, Where -- Bay of Bengal, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18436
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Jul 22, 2011
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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer image from August 27, 2002, shows just how strongly the southern African burning season can impact regional air quality. In this image, numerous fires (red dots) were detected by MODIS beneath a shroud of smoke that all but obscures Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom). Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC
Topics: Where -- Angola, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10015
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Jul 22, 2011
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On September 4, 2002, the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite captured this image of the southern Africa burning season still going strong. Numerous fires were detected by MODIS and are indicated with red dots. In the top half of the image is Zambia, and the Zambezi River can be seen as a prominent green line running southeast out of the upper left. In the southern past of the image are Botswana (left) and Zimbabwe...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Zambia, Where -- Botswana, Where -- Zimbabwe, Where -- Goddard Space Flight...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9749
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Jul 30, 2011
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Ubinas Volcano in Peru emitted another volcanic plume of ash and/or steam on July 1, 2006, continuing its intermittent activity that began earlier in the year. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the volcano sends its plume toward the northeast. Other features of the region include El Misti Volcano, the settlement of Arequipa, and Laguna Salinas, a...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Peru, Where -- The Settlement
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=16609
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Jul 31, 2011
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The Ubinas Volcano in Peru released another plume of ash and/or steam on August 12, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite took this picture the same day. This plume remained intact for a distance of approximately 100 kilometers as it traveled toward the southeast. In this picture, the plume appears as a slightly dingy mass. A denser puffball of volcanic material over the volcano's summit, as...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Peru
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=16613
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Jul 22, 2011
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Fires (red dots) were burning near the Volga River, seen in the western portion of this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from August 2, 2002. The Volga River can be seen emptying into the Caspian Sea in western Russia. The large smoke plume across the top of the image is coming from additional fires burning near Moscow. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC
Topics: Where -- Caspian Sea, Where -- Russia, Where -- Moscow, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9456
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Dust blew off the west coast of Africa and over Cape Verde on June 17, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite captured this image the same day. This picture shows the dust plume, hundreds of kilometers across, billowing over the Atlantic. Dust mingles with clouds over Cape Verde. To the west of the archipelago, clouds predominate. NASA image courtesy rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team,...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Cape Verde, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=18512
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Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa while a dusty haze spread over Cape Verde on January 8, 2008. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. This image shows relatively small, distinct dust plumes blowing straight west off the coast of Mauritania. It also shows a large, amorphous plume lingering over Cape Verde. The dust hanging over this archipelago was likely blown in that...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Cape Verde, Where -- Mauritania, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=19514
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On June 21, 2008, plumes of Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa, forming a large arc south and west of Cape Verde. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this natural-color image, the diffuse dust plumes are thin enough to allow an easy view of the land and water below. Dust plumes near the coasts of Western Sahara and Mauritania are tan, while the dust blowing south of...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Cape Verde, Where -- Mauritania, Where -- New Jersey, Where -- Goddard Space...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=20158
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Forest fires have broken out across many countries in Southeast Asia in late February 2005. Although seasonal agricultural burning also takes place this time of year, news reports indicates that many countries are battling forest fires as well. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite shows parts of four Southeast Asian countries: southeast Myanmar, at upper left; northern Laos, at upper right; Thailand,...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- Myanmar, Where -- Laos, Where -- Thailand, Where -- Cambodia
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=14340
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Jul 22, 2011
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The European Space Agency's (ESA) Envisat satellite acquired this radar image of the oil slick off the coast of Spain, stretching more than 150 km, on Sunday, November 17, at 10:45 UTC. The image was captured by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) onboard the Envisat spacecraft, launched by ESA last March. The ASAR was operating in its wide-swath mode covering an area approximately 400 km by 400 km. ENVISAT data copyright ESA 2002. Distributed by www.rsi.ca/ RADARSAT International, a...
Topics: What -- Envisat, What -- Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar, What -- ASAR, What -- RadarSat, Where...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10519
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Jul 31, 2011
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Dust from the Arabian Peninsula and a wake from Socotra Island may have collaborated to create dust streamers over the Arabian Sea in early September 2006. Wind passing over an island can create a affecting atmospheric patterns downwind. Satellites have long observed such phenomena in earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=4487 clouds. On September 9, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Arabian Sea, Where -- Gulf of Aden
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=17183
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Jul 11, 2011
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In Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, not far from a mountain named Sourdough Peak, a giant gray mass creeps down a slope, knocking over trees that lie in its path. Though it sounds like a work of science fiction, the gray mass is entirely natural. It is a rock glacier--a mass of rock and dirt held together by ice. Rock glaciers flow downslope very slowly compared to typical mountain glaciers. In some cases, the rock glaciers are stationary, and the gentler slopes of the glacier front...
Topics: What -- Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, What -- ASTER, What --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8267
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Jul 22, 2011
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Over the past two weeks, heavy rains have inundated southern Russia, giving rise to floods that killed up to 83 people and drove thousands from their homes. This false-color image acquired on June 23, 2002, by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the terra.nasa.gov/''target=''outlink Terra satellite shows some of the worst flooding. The Black Sea is the dark patch in the lower left-hand corner. The city of Krasnodor, Russia, which was one of the cities hardest hit,...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Russia, Where -- Black Sea, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=9814
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On September 6, 2002, Typhoon Sinlaku grazed the northern half of Taiwan, forcing hundreds from their homes. The typhoon can be seen sweeping by Taiwan in this true-color image taken on September 6 by the modis.gsfc.nasa.gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra spacecraft. The typhoon blew quickly by the island, packing sustained winds of 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour. High surf and flash floods hit the island and led to the...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Taiwan, Where -- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=10131
