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Hurricane Irene Nears Landfall
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Published August 27, 2011
Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season, was poised on August 26 to be the first to make land-fall in tU.S. since 2008. More than 50 million people were estimated to lie within the path of the storm.
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Lightning Fires in Montana
Published August 26, 2011
Several wildfires burn in southeastern Montana in this image from August 24, 2011.
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Super Typhoon Nanmadol
Acquired August 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows Super Typhoon Nanmadol over the northern Philippines.
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Hurricane Irene
Large and dangerous, Hurricane Irene spans nearly 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) in this photo-like satellite image from August 25.
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Fires in Montana and Wyoming
Published August 25, 2011
A veil of smoke hangs over the Upper Midwestern United States in this image taken on August 23. The smoke is from fires in Montana and Wyoming.
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Acquired at 2:15 p.m. EDT on August 24, 2011, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Irene over the Caribbean, en route to the continental United States.
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Hurricane Irene (09L) over the Bahamas
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Atlantic Heat Source for Hurricane Irene
Plenty of warm-water fuel waits in the Atlantic Basin for Hurricane Irene and other tropical storms to build themselves up in August 2011.
Published August 24, 2011
This view of rain inside Hurricane Irene reveals a strong, mature storm with circular bands of heavy rain on August 24, 2011.
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The Eye Inside Irene
Though no eye was apparent in visible satellite images, patterns of rainfall reveal a fully developed eye at the center of Hurricane Irene on August 23.
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
Months after first erupting,—and sending ash around the world—activity at Chile’s Puyehue Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex may be winding down.
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Category 3 Hurricane Irene has a distinct eye in this image taken just before 3 p.m. EDT on August 24, 2011.