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Dust storm off West Africa
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Published January 5, 2005
Dust storms blowing out of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa are quite common, and from November to February every year are often driven by the harmattan winds. These winds interrupt the NE trade winds in the North African Atlantic, and often appear yellow from the dust they carry. This true-color Terra MODIS image from January 7, 2005, shows a large cloud of...
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Tropical Storm Beta approaching Central America
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Tropical Storm Beta was approaching Central America when this image was acquired on October 27, 2005. Beta is the 23rd named storm in the Caribbean during the 2005 hurricane season. The first 21 storms were given names...
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Cloud vortex streets off the Cape Verde Islands
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Low-level winds rushing over the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of northwestern Africa created cloud vortex streets, as seen in this true-color Terra MODIS image from January 5, 2005. The vortex streets tend to create patterns of swirls and curves in a roughly symmetrical pattern, though as can be seen here, the lower vortex street is much more disorganized...
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Fires and smoke in far Eastern Russia
Smoke from numerous fires (shown as red dots) obscure the left (Eastern) portion of this image of the Russian Federation, close to the island of Sakhalin and the country of Japan. In recent years, researchers have emphasized the importance of boreal (Northern) forests as a reservoir for carbon, which is related to the problem of global warming. The burning of forests...
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Smoke from agricultural fires in Western India
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Smoke from hundreds of fires (the red dots seen in the image) obscure most of the Punjab region of India. This area is a major source of agriculture for India, producing approximately two-thirds of the country´s food. Wheat and rice are the dominant crops...
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Resuspended bottom sediments off Honduras
Ocean currents are the cause of the resplendent coloration seen in this image of the Caribbean coastline of Honduras. Sediment from the land surface is carried by streams and deposited into the ocean. Deep undersea currents
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Ash plume from Sierra Negra Volcano, Galapagos Islands
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A large plume of ash from the Sierra Negra volcano is clearly visible in this image of the Galapagos Islands. The ash appears hazy, as opposed to the more solid-looking white and whitish-grey features (which are clouds). Sierra Negra is a shield volcano...
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Intense agricultural fires and smoke in Northwest India
Hundreds of fires (the red dots seen in the image) continue to burn in the Punjab region of India. This area is the “breadbasket” of India, producing approximately two-thirds of the country´s food – mostly wheat and rice. Farmers use fire to clear the fields...
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Dust storm in Bodele Depression, Chad
A dust storm cuts a wide swath across this image of the Bodélé Depression in the country of Chad. The brown, tan, and gold colors are the sands of the Sahara; the country on the right, dominating the image is Chad. On the left side of the image is Southeastern Niger...
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Fires in the Southeastern United States
Scores of fires – and their smoke – are clearly visible in this image of the Southeastern United States. It has been another active fire season in the U.S. So far this year (from 01/01/05 to 10/14/05), there have been close to...
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Cape Verde Islands
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Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, is clearly visible in this image acquired on October 17, 2005. The islands total about 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles) in area, slightly larger than the State of Rhode Island in the United States. The islands were claimed by Portugal in 1456...
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Dust Storm off the Western Sahara Coast
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Thick tan streamers of dust blow out from the Western Sahara over the Atlantic Ocean in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from New Year's Day 2005. The Saharan Desert dust stretches for a few hundred kilometers off the coast, while underneath the veil blue-green sediment...
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