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Fires in Southern California
Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. Before winds died down late in the week, the fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres and forced at least half a million people from their homes. Smoke caused unhealthy air quality in many areas.
Event Date: 2007-10-22 00:00:00 Number of Images: 16 Topic: Fires
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Seasonal Floods in Thailand
The rivers of northern Thailand were swollen from monsoon rain in late October 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-21 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Haze over Eastern China
A nearly opaque plume of haze snaked through eastern China on October 20, 2007. By the following day, the haze had spread throughout much of eastern China, near Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea.
Event Date: 2007-10-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 3 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Dust Storm in Egypt
A dust storm blew off the coast of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea on October 20, 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Rain Floods New Orleans
Flood-weary New Orleans found its streets filling with water once more on October 22, 2007, as heavy rain fell over the city. Apart from flooding the city, storm brought much-needed rain to drought-stricken states in the southeastern United States.
Event Date: 2007-10-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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Haze over India
Haze collected over northern India, near the border with Nepal, on October 15, 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-15 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Dust over the Persian Gulf
Dust blew off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on October 10, 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-10 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Haze off the U.S. East Coast
Thick haze extended off the U.S. East Coast on October 8, 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-08 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Plume from Karymsky
Continuing a pattern of intermittent activity, Karymsky Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula released a plume on October 6, 2007.
Event Date: 2007-10-06 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Volcanoes
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Heavy Rain Floods Central America
During the first week and a half of October 2007, frequent heavy rains spawned by a persistent trough of low pressure stretched across the northwestern Caribbean, leading to floods and mudslides in several countries.
Event Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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