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Dust over the Hamoun Wetlands
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Published May 19, 2008
Straddling the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the Hamoun Wetlands had long been an oasis in the otherwise arid landscape of Central Asia. By the turn of the twenty-first century, however, these wetlands were desiccated by irrigation and drought. In mid-May 2008, a dust storm arose from dry lake beds left behind by the once-moist wetlands.
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Ash plume from Chaiten volcano and snow in southern Chile and Argentina
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Moselle River Gorge, Germany
The Moselle (Mosel in German) is the best known of the 13 German wine-growing regions. This detailed image (width covers a distance of 14.5 kilometers, or about 9 miles) shows the winding Moselle River flowing north (left to right).
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Western Namibia
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Published May 18, 2008
Throughout southern Africa, the a long line of broken cliffs and rock outcrops, called the Great Escarpment, separates coastal deserts from high-elevation inlands, with land levels rising swiftly.
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Fires and smoke in Siberia
Published May 17, 2008
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Fires Around Lake Baikal, Russia
Strong winds fanned the flames of dozens of forest fires in southern Russia around Lake Baikal in the third week of May 2008. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry warned residents that winds were expected to pick up in the middle of the week, spreading fires dangerously close to cities, including Irkutsk and Bratsk, and threatening the regions’s many dachas.
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Fires in Mexico and Northern Central America
Published May 16, 2008
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Floodwaters in Burma
In early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused widespread flooding in Burma (Myanmar). Besides trying to assist the storm survivors, the international community also tried to determine the extent of flooding, but making such a determination can be difficult. Researchers at the University of Maryland’s Department of Geography developed a method of detecting floodwater by examining multiple sources of information to provide a better—though not perfect—picture of flooded areas.
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Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States
Published May 15, 2008
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El Gezira, Sudan
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South of Khartoum, where the White and Blue Nile Rivers join, a dizzying arrangement of irrigated fields stretches out across the land.
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Typhoon Rammasun
Published May 14, 2008
Typhoon Rammasun became a named storm on May 7, 2008. The storm system formed well away from the coastal areas of the Philippines, and reached Category 4 strength by May 10, making it a Super Typhoon. The typhoon weakened and fell apart over the next few days without ever making landfall.
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