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Fires Southeast of Cape Leeuwin, Australia
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Published March 2, 2006
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Dust storm in North Africa
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Massive dust storms continue to sweep across North Africa in this image acquired on February 24, 2006. Dust, which appears grayish-pink, is being picked up by wind from the “Great Sand Sea” region of the Sahara (and points South) and transported across the Mediterranean into Southern Europe. The verdant oasis of the Nile Delta...
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Western Australia’s Jack Hills
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Tropical Cyclone Emma
Published March 1, 2006
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Flooding in Namibia
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Fires in Myanmar and India
Hundreds of fires, outlined in red, burn across Myanmar and India in this image acquired on February 27, 2006. Also visible are portions of Bangladesh (far left) and Thailand (far right); the Bay of Bengal dominates the lower left of the image. The grayish plumes of smoke blowing from left to right...
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Palmanova, Italy
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The Sierra Madre
Published February 28, 2006
The towering peaks of the Sierra Madre of Mexico dominate this image acquired by Aqua on February 15, 2006. The “Occidental” or western portion of this fabled mountain range appears as a dark brownish band running along the left side of the image, bracketed by the lush, green oasis of the Pacific coast to the left and the much lower elevation “altiplano” or high plain to the right. The top of the “Oriental” or eastern portion of the range...
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Oresund Bridge
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Fires in South Asia
Published February 27, 2006
Dust Storm in Northern Africa
Dust remained in the air another day, two days after a major dust storm struck northern Africa on February 23, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Terra satellite captured this image on February 25. By the time this image was acquired, the dust had moved toward the northeast over the Mediterranean Sea.
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Tropical Cyclone Carina
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