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Tropical Cyclone Nargis (01B) over Myanmar
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Published May 2, 2008
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Ash plume from eruption of Chaiten volcano, Chile (true color)
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Ash plume from eruption of Chaiten volcano, Chile (false color)
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Cyclone Nargis
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In this image, the sprawling storm spirals over the bay, between India in the west and Burma in the east.
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Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
Published May 1, 2008
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Tropical Cyclone Nargis (01B) in the Bay of Bengal
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Los Angeles at Night
In this image, an astronaut photograph of the Los Angeles area is overlaid on a topographic image made from the United States Geological Survey National Elevation Dataset (1 arcsecond resolution). The grid of streets is outlined by orange (sodium vapor) and blue-green (mercury vapor) lights. The airport, the naval docks, and downtown LA are especially bright.
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Published April 30, 2008
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Sulfur Dioxide and Vog from Kilauea
In late April 2008, Kilauea Volcano Volcano on Hawaii’s big island continued its pattern of increased activity, including elevated seismic tremors and emissions from the volcano’s Halema‘uma‘u vent.
Dust Storm over the Aral Sea
Published April 29, 2008
large dust storm blew westward from the Aral Sea in late April 2008. Dry lake bed sediments provide plentiful material to be blown by dust storms, and such sediments surround the Aral Sea.
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Dust storm by the Aral Sea
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La Nina and Pacific Decadal Oscillation Cool the Pacific
The cool water anomaly in the center of the image shows the lingering effect of the year-old La Niña. However, the much broader area of cooler-than-average water off the coast of North America from Alaska (top center) to the equator is a classic feature of the cool phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO).
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