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Heavy Snow in U.S. Midwest
A severe winter storm hammered the Midwestern United States on December 1, 2006, icing roads, grounding flights, and leaving more than two million homes and businesses without power.
Event Date: 2006-12-01 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Severe Storms
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Super Typhoon Durian
Super Typhoon Durian came ashore in the Philippines on November 30, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-11-30 00:00:00
Number of Images: 5
Topic: Severe Storms
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East Africa Greens Up from Heavy Rains
After devastating drought in 2005, eastern Africa experienced heavy rains and flooding during the 2006 "short rains" season that usually lasts from around October until December.
Event Date: 2006-11-30 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Crops & Drought
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Madagascar's Cyclone Season
Between December 2006 and April 2, 2007, as many as seven tropical cyclones had drenched the southern African island nation of Madagascar. These images show rainfall totals for the five-month period.
Event Date: 2006-11-30 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Severe Storms
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Plume from Karymsky Volcano
The Karymsky Volcano in eastern Russia released a faint plume in late November 2006. Intermittent activity continued the following month.
Event Date: 2006-11-29 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Volcanoes
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Dust Storm near Brisbane, Australia
A dust storm, possibly mingled with smoke from nearby fires, clouded the skies over Brisbane, Australia, in late November 2006. By December 1, the dust plume had moved northward over the Coral Sea.
Event Date: 2006-11-29 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Haze over Eastern China
Haze clouded the skies over eastern China in late November and December 2006. Pollution levels reached the highest category in the nation's environmental monitoring index in mid-November and spiked again in December.
Event Date: 2006-11-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 3
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Haze along the Himalaya
Haze hugged the southern side of the Himalayas in late November 2006. Haze remained in the area the following month.
Event Date: 2006-11-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 4
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Fires in Northern Territory and Queensland
Fires and large burn scars were scattered across the tropical savannas of Northern Territory and Queensland on November 27, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-11-27 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Eruption of Mount Nyamulagira (Nyamuragira)
Mount Nyamulagira (Nyamuragira), in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, began erupting around 10 p.m. local time on November 27, 2006. Volcanic ash from the eruption threatened local wildlife, and sulfur dioxide from the eruption traveled as far as India.
Event Date: 2006-11-27 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Volcanoes
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