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Floods in Australia
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Published February 20, 2009
Flood waters nearly surround the tiny town of Normanton, Australia in this satellite image.
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Volcanic Activity on Mt. Asama, Japan
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Volcanic ash covers the upper slopes of Mount Asama, the most active volcano on the island of Honshu, Japan
November 2008 Alu/Dalaffilla Fissure Eruption
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Published February 4, 2009
The landscape of the Afar region in northern Ethiopia results from tectonic forces working deep below the surface, both splitting Africa apart and producing volcanic eruptions. Lava from a November 2008 eruption at the Erta Ale Range remained visible months later.
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Continued Activity at Chaiten Volcano
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Published December 21, 2008
Months after its violent eruption in May 2008, Chile’s Chaitén Volcano remained active, and continued to send lahars—avalanches of volcanic ash, water, and mud—into the town of the same name.
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Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River
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Published June 11, 2008
In the wake of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in China, a series of landslides blocked the Jiangjiang River, creating swollen reservoirs that threatened to break through and flood catastrophically. The largest of these lakes, Tangjiashan Lake, threatened roughly 1.3 million people.
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Quake Lowers Zipingku Reservoir
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Published June 7, 2008
his true-color image, captured by Taiwan’s Formosat satellite on June 4, 2008, reveals changes to Zipingku Reservoir behind the dam in the wake of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake of May 12, 2008.
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