The following sections were updated since 07 January 2008.


-- DUST AND SMOKE (3 updated events, 3 new images) --

HAZE OVER INDIA, BANGLADESH, AND THE BAY OF BENGAL
Haze hung over India, Bangladesh, and the Bay of Bengal in early January 2008.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14685
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 10 2008 (Posted on Jan 10 2008 3:11PM)

DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF
Dust plumes blew over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in early January 2008.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14684
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 07 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 11:12AM)

DUST OFF AFRICA, OVER CAPE VERDE
Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa while a large haze of dust hung over Cape Verde in early January 2008.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14681
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 11:16AM)


-- FIRE (2 updated events, 3 new images) --

AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN WEST AFRICA
In the grasslands and savannas of West Africa, widespread agricultural burning was underway in early 2008. 
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14688
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 10 2008 (Posted on Jan 11 2008 11:09AM)

FIRES IN FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA
In southern Western Australia's Fitzgerald River National Park, lightning triggered half a dozen fires on January 9, 2008.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14687
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 11 2008 (Posted on Jan 11 2008 10:09AM)
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14680
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 09 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 2:10PM)


-- FLOOD (2 updated events, 3 new images) --

FLOODING STARTS TO BREAK QUEENSLAND DROUGHT
The east coast of Australia saw record rainfall during the first week of 2008. The rain caused floods that left many residents stranded.  Much of southeastern Australia has been in the grip of a multi-year drought, but a pattern of rainy weather has started to break it.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14691
*** (TRMM) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 11 2008 4:03PM)

SEASONAL FLOODS BEGIN EARLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
By February or March during the typical southern African rainy season, the intense rain puddles on the saturated ground and pushes brimming rivers, reservoirs, and lakes over their banks. In 2008, the floods began in January.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14682
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 11:14AM)
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14678
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 04 2008 (Posted on Jan 08 2008 11:21AM)


-- STORM (3 updated events, 4 new images) --

CYCLONE HELEN HITS NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
Tropical Cyclone Helen combined with the seasonal monsoon and the other weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean to produce heavy rains in Northern Australia.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14690
*** (TRMM) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 11 2008 3:55PM)
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14689
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 04 2008 (Posted on Jan 11 2008 3:04PM)

SEVERE SNOW IN IRAN
An unusual snow storm in Iran brought deep snow to Tehran, and snow in the southern deserts for the first time in living memory.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14683
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 09 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 12:51PM)

SNOW STORM IN THE SIERRAS
A winter storm walloped the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California along with much of Nevada in the first week of 2008. 
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14686
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 07 2008 (Posted on Jan 10 2008 9:05AM)


-- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

LLAIMA VOLCANO ERUPTION
On January 1, 2008, Llaima Volcano in Chile erupted, releasing volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14679
*** OMI(Aura) image from Jan 04 2008 (Posted on Jan 08 2008 2:32PM)



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