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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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Fires in the Yucatan and Central America
Published May 16, 2006
The dry season is drawing to a close in southern Mexico and Central America, but numerous fires were still burning on May 10, 2006, filling the skies...
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Smoke over the Northern Atlantic Ocean
Published May 15, 2006
Smoke and clouds obscure the Northern Atlantic Ocean and Iceland, in this image acquired by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite, May 9, 2006. The smoke is especially visible between Iceland, and Great Britain...
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Gilbert Islands, central Pacific Ocean
Published May 14, 2006
This image, acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite, shows the Gilbert Islands, located in the central Pacific Ocean. The Gilbert Islands are a chain of 16 atolls and coral islands...
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Eruption of the Bezymianny Volcano
Published May 13, 2006
The Bezymianny Volcano experienced an explosive eruption on May 9, 2006. The volcano emitted an ash column as high as 15 kilometers (9.3 miles). According to news reports, the Aleutian Islands in western Alaska...
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