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Subject: Fw: 03 August 2009 -- Natural Hazards Updates
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: MARZIO VENEMAN <[log in to unmask]>
To: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
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-- FIRES (5 updated events, 5 new images) --
FIRES IN INTERIOR ALASKA
"Lightning season" in interior Alaska peaks in late June and early July.
In the first week of July 2009, numerous lightning-triggered fires were
burning southwest of Fairbanks.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39639&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39639&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 02, 2009 (Posted on Aug 03, 2009 12:05 PM)
FIRES IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST
Intense fires burning in the boreal forests of northeastern Russia in
July 2009 filled Arctic skies with smoke.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39637&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39637&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 01, 2009 (Posted on Aug 03, 2009 10:08 AM)
FIRE ON LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS
A fire in the Canary Islands forced several thousand people to evacuate
homes and tourist accommodations during the first weekend of August 2009.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39634&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39634&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 02, 2009 (Posted on Aug 03, 2009 8:55 AM)
FIRES IN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
Numerous lightning-caused fires were burning in Yukon Territory, Canada,
in late July 2009.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39626&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39626&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 30, 2009 (Posted on Jul 31, 2009 11:31 AM)
FIRES IN INTERIOR ALASKA
"Lightning season" in interior Alaska peaks in late June and early July.
In the first week of July 2009, numerous lightning-triggered fires were
burning southwest of Fairbanks.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39624&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39624&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 30, 2009 (Posted on Jul 31, 2009 10:56 AM)
-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN JAPAN
Heavy rains struck southern Japan in July 2009.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39584&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39584&src=nha>
*** MPA(TRMM) image from Jul 20, 2009 (Posted on Jul 29, 2009 3:28 PM)
-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 3 new images) --
DUST STORM OVER IRAQ
A second severe dust storm in just over a month struck Iraq in late July
2009, blowing southeastward over the Tigris and Euphrates floodplains.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39630&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39630&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 31, 2009 (Posted on Jul 31, 2009 3:02 PM)
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39600&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39600&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 30, 2009 (Posted on Jul 30, 2009 2:35 PM)
FIRES IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST
Intense fires burning in the boreal forests of northeastern Russia in
July 2009 filled Arctic skies with smoke.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39579&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39579&src=nha>
*** MOPITT(Terra) image from Jul 20, 2009 (Posted on Jul 28, 2009 2:39 PM)
-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) --
PLUME FROM NYIRAGONGO
Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo released
small plumes in June and July 2009. This activity followed reports of
restlessness at the volcano that had persisted since March 2009.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39589&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39589&src=nha>
*** ALI(EO-1) image from Jul 28, 2009 (Posted on Jul 29, 2009 4:06 PM)
PLUME FROM BATU TARA
Batu Tara, a tiny volcanic island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, released
a plume of ash and/or steam in late April 2009. The volcano remained
active in the months that followed.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39577&src=nha
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39577&src=nha>
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 27, 2009 (Posted on Jul 27, 2009 5:22 PM)
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