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![Thumbnail of Activity on Rabaul Volcano, New Britain](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/rabaul_tmo_2008150_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Glory Over Pacific Ocean Clouds](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/glory_amo_2008141_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Dust over the Central Mediterranean](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/nafrica_amo_2008140_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Dust over the Hamoun Wetlands](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/zereh_amo_2008139_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Fires Around Lake Baikal](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/russia_amo_2008137_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Fires in Florida](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/FL_TMO_2008134_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Typhoon Rammasun](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/rammasun_qsct_2008131_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Earthquake Near Chengdu, China](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/sichuan_ast_2008144_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/gulfcoast_trmm_2008132_tn.jpg) |
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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![Thumbnail of Dust over the Persian Gulf](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080923222951im_/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/May2008/iraq_tmo_2008128_tn.jpg) |
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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