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Activity on Rabaul Volcano, New Britain
Rabaul Volcano, on the northeastern tip of the island of New Britain, released a plume on May 20, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Volcanoes
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Glory Over Pacific Ocean Clouds
On May 20, 2008, a deck of clouds over the Pacific Ocean provided an optical display for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite. The ring-shaped, rainbow-like phenomenon, known as a "glory," appears through the length of the center of this image.
Event Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Unique Imagery
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Dust over the Central Mediterranean
Dust plumes blew off the north African coast and over the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Dust over the Hamoun Wetlands
In mid-May 2008, a dust storm arose from dry lakebeds left behind by the Hamoun Wetlands that straddle the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Event Date: 2008-05-18 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Fires Around Lake Baikal
Strong winds fanned the flames of dozens of forest fires in southern Russia around Lake Baikal in the third week of May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Fires in Florida
More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Severe Storms
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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province. Aftershocks, some of them larger than magnitude 6.0, continued in the weeks after the quake. Large lakes formed behind landslide-created dams.
Event Date: 2008-05-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 11
Topic: Unique Imagery
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Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States
A major spring storm system swept across the United States in mid-May 2008, causing tornadoes and flooding from the Great Plains to the East Coast.
Event Date: 2008-05-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Severe Storms
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Dust over the Persian Gulf
Thick dust hovered over the northern tip of the Persian Gulf in early May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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