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Fires Near Lake Baikal
Published May 28, 2006
In southern Russia’s Irkutsk region, dozens of fires were burning between the snow-capped Vostochnny Mountains and the Angara River on May 26, 2006. The MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image and fire detections (marked in red) as it passed...
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Fires in the Russian Far East
Published May 27, 2006
In northeastern Asia, the Amur River (called the Heliong Jiang in Chinese) separates Russia and China. Forest and other wildfires occur in the area nearly every spring, sometimes started by lightning...
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Betsiboka Estuary
Published May 26, 2006
This MODIS image shows the Betsiboka Estuary, located on the northwest coast of Madagascar. Over the last century, a great deal of Madagascar's rainforests and coastal mangroves have been cleared, resulting...
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Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano
Published May 25, 2006
On Saturday, May 20, 2006, Montserrat’s residents were warned to stay inside as the Soufriere Hills Volcano covered much of the small Caribbean island in 5 to 7 centimeters (2 to 3 inches) of volcanic ash and pebbles. Likewise, air traffic...
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Fires in Southern Siberia
Published May 24, 2006
At the southern end of the West Siberia Plain, several large and smoky fires were burning in the area around Novosibirsk on May 19, 2006. This image of the fires (outlined in red) was captured by the MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite. According to news reports...
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Fires in Brazil
Published May 23, 2006
This image of several South American countries, was acquired by the MODIS on board the Aqua satellite on May 17, 2006. The countries shows are, from northwest to southeast are Paraguay, a narrow portion of Argentia, Uraguay, and Brazil. Brazil...
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The Great Lakes Region
Published May 22, 2006
The Great Lakes are shown in this image acquired by the MODIS on board the Aqua satellite on May 8, 2006. The Great Lakes are on or near the US/Canada border. They...
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Fires in Southern Mexico
Published May 21, 2006
On May 14, 2006, the MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite collected this image of numerous fires burning in southern Mexico. The locations of actively burning fires...
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Fires in Florida
Published May 20, 2006
Multiple wildfires have been burning in Florida throughout early May 2006. This image of the area around Lake Okeechobee in central Florida was captured on May 14 by the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Locations of...
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Published May 19, 2006
Near the border of southern Russia and Kazakhstan, northwest of the Russian city of Omsk, dozens of fires were burning across the plains when the MODIS...
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Dust Blowing off the Coast of Pakistan
Published May 18, 2006
Dust, likely mingled with smoke from agricultural fires, blew off the coast of Pakistan on May 13, 2006. As dust hovered over the coastline, the people of both Pakistan and India struggled with a heat wave...
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Typhoon Chanchu
Published May 17, 2006
Tropical Storm Chanchu formed in the western Pacific on May 8, 2006, roughly 500 miles east of the Philippines. The storm gradually built strength and size, reaching typhoon strength by...
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