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Dust Storm over Pakistan
Published June 6, 2006
A dust storm blew off the southern coasts of Pakistan and Iran, flowing out over the Arabian Sea on June 1, 2006. The MODIS flying onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite took this picture...
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Fires in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo
Published June 4, 2006
Hundreds of fires were burning in Angola (left) and Democratic Republic of Congo (upper right) on May 30, 2006, when MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image. MODIS also detected...
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Fires along the Russia-China border
Published June 2, 2006
Huge forest fires raged across Russia’s Amur region and China’s Heliongjiang region on May 30, 2006. The border between the two countries is made by the Amur River (Heliong Jiang), and massive...
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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea
Published June 1, 2006
This image of the Black Sea, acquired on May 30, 2006, by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite, shows swirling blooms of phytoplankton coloring the surface waters blue and green. The large volume of freshwater flowing into the Black Sea...
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Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands
Published May 30, 2006
The Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan peninsula are shown in this image acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite, on May 25th, 2006. The Aleutians are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean. They extend...
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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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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 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 Southern Siberia
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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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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Tropical Storm Chanchu
Published May 12, 2006
Tropical Storm Chanchu formed in the western Pacific on May 8, 2006, roughly 500 miles east of the Philippines. The storm had been gradually building strength and size, but as of May 11, 2006, it remained a slow moving storm with only hints of developing stronger cyclonic...
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