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Paroxysm at Mount Etna
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Published August 12, 2011
On August 12, 2011, Etna had its tenth paroxysm of the year, spewing a thick white plume of gas and ash into the air.
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Plume from Mt. Etna in Sicily
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Runoff Raises Lake Powell
Surging with fresh water from heavy winter snow melt, Lake Powell rose significantly in the summer of 2011 after many years of low levels.
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Dust over the Atlantic Ocean
Published August 11, 2011
Acquired August 11, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning several hundred kilometers off the west coast of Africa.
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
Acquired August 11, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust and clouds over the Taklimakan Desert in western China.
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Rising Water along the Ganga River
Acquired August 11, 2011, and July 13, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions along the Ganga (Ganges) River in Bihar, India.
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Dust storm off West Africa
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Drought across the United States
Extreme heat helped push as much as 26 percent of the contiguous United States into drought in July 2011. This image shows the impact on plants throughout the month.
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Lateral West Fire, Virginia
Published August 10, 2011
The Lateral West fire burning in the Great Dismal Swamp in southern Virginia blanketed the beaches of North Carolina with thick smoke on August 10, 2011.
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Iceland
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Winter and Summer in the Tarim Basin
Acquired January 26, 2011, and August 6, 2011, these images compare conditions in China’s Tarim Basin in winter and summer.
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Haze over Eastern China
Published August 9, 2011
Acquired August 9, 2011, this natural-color image shows thick haze over eastern China.
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