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Fires in Southern United States
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Published January 14, 2006
The combination of parched vegetation and gusty winds that caused dozens of devastating fires in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma in the first week of 2006 has brought a similar fate to a wider area of the southern United States in the second week of January. Among the newly affected states is Arkansas. This image shows the southeast corner of the state, near the border with Louisiana. Two large fires were detected...
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Severe Cold in Southern Asia
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The bitter cold of winter settled ferociously over the interior of Asia during the first week of 2006.
White Sands, New Mexico
Published January 13, 2006
White Sands, the large white-colored area just below the center of the image, highlight this image acquired on January 11, 2006. This natural wonder, ensconced within White Sands National Monument, is located at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico. White Sands consists almost entirely of gypsum...
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Heavy Snow Blankets Pakistan Earthquake Region
On October 8, 2005, a large earthquake shook the mountainous Kashmir region near the border of Pakistan and India.
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Northern California Floods
Published January 12, 2006
Northern California ushered in 2006 with a series of major storms that inundated the area and left many towns awash in water, mud, and debris. According to a report from the USATODAY.com Website, at least two levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region were unable to handle the rising waters and strong winds, and residents nearby evacuated as the water-control structures began leaking. In the wine-country town of Napa...
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Burn Scar from Fire Near Ringgold, Texas
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Tropical Cyclone Clare
Published January 11, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Clare is a moderately strong storm system in the Indian Ocean off the Australian coast. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite observed the cyclone at 06:05 UTC (2:05 p.m. local time) on January 9, 2006, it was a well-developed system with peak sustained winds of around 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour). The cyclone (the local term for a hurricane or typhoon...
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Tropical Storm Zeta in the mid Atlantic Ocean
Published January 10, 2006
December 30, 2005, saw an unexpected addition to the year’s weather events: Tropical Storm Zeta. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Aqua satellite captured this image several days later on January 3, 2006, at 16:05 UTC (roughly 2:05 p.m. local time). At that time, Zeta had sustained winds...
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Ancient Bristlecones in Schulman Grove
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Published January 9, 2006
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