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Storms in the Java Sea
High wind events in the Java Sea region were linked to an air crash and a ferry capsizing incident. This image from QuikScat on January 1, 2007, reveals the large-scale weather patterns linked to the strong winds.
Event Date: 2007-01-01 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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Torrential Rain Brings Floods and Landslides to South America
Torrential rain pounded Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru from December 2006 through February 2007, causing floods and landslides. Bolivia was particularly hard-hit with extensive flooding.
Event Date: 2007-01-01 00:00:00 Number of Images: 5 Topic: Floods
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Sheveluch (Shiveluch) Volcano
Sheveluch (or Shiveluch) Volcano released a plume on December 27, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-12-27 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Volcanoes
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Snowstorms in Colorado
Coloradans hoping for a white Christmas saw too much of a good thing in December 2006. Severe storms struck on December 20 and 21, December 28, and January 5, 2007.
Event Date: 2006-12-25 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Severe Storms
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El Nino Rainfall Patterns over the United States
January rainfall over the United States reflects a pattern usually caused by El Nino, the warming of the central Pacific Ocean.
Event Date: 2006-12-25 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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Tropical Cyclone Bondo
On December 20, 2006, the Seychelle Islands were on alert for the very intense tropical cyclone Bondo which was predicted to strike the islands in the early hours of the next day.
Event Date: 2006-12-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 3 Topic: Severe Storms
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Fog over London
Dense fog hugs the ground around London in this MODIS image from December 20, 2006. The fog dispruted travel out of London's Heathrow airport for several days.
Event Date: 2006-12-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Unique Imagery
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Karymsky Volcano
Karymsky Volcano continued its intermittent activity in December 2006, producing a thermal hotspot and steam plume.
Event Date: 2006-12-19 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Volcanoes
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Dust Storm over the Red Sea
On December 17, 2006, a plume from Saudi Arabia crossed the Red Sea toward Sudan.
Event Date: 2006-12-17 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Powerful Windstorm in the Pacific Northwest
Oregon and Washington State suffered the worst windstorm in a decade on December 14, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-12-14 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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