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Volcanic Activity in the South Sandwich Islands
In late October 2006, Mount Belinda, on Montagu Island, continued emitting ash and lava in what was now a five-year-long eruption.
Event Date: 2006-10-28 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Volcanoes
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Esperanza Fire
Waves of gray-brown smoke from the Esperanza Fire washed over the mountains southeast of Los Angeles and out over the Pacific on October 26, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-27 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Fires
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Stormy Weather in the North Sea
Powerful, hurricane-force winds roughened the North Sea on October 27, 2006, and subsequent days, causing both coastal flooding and damage to ships at sea.
Event Date: 2006-10-27 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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Floods in East Africa
Floods swept over formerly drought-stricken regions of Kenya and Ethiopia when unusually heavy seasonal rains began in late October and continued through December 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-26 00:00:00 Number of Images: 7 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Southern India
Wide swaths of coastal southeastern India were under water on November 5, 2006, when MODIS captured this image.
Event Date: 2006-10-26 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Portugal
Portugal and western Spain were inundated with floods after several days of heavy rain at the end of October 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-25 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Texas and Louisiana
Heavy rain triggered floods along the Neches, Sabine, and Calcasieu Rivers in late October 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-23 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Hurricane Paul
As October drew to a close, Hurricane Paul was approaching the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula.
Event Date: 2006-10-22 00:00:00 Number of Images: 4 Topic: Severe Storms
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Dust and Smoke over the Mediterranean
Dust from Libya and Egypt and smoke from fires in the Nile Delta blew off the north coast of Africa in mid-October 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-17 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Fires in Northwest India
Each year in Northern Hemisphere fall, the fertile agricultural plains at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest India come alive with scores of seasonal agricultural fires. This image shows fires and smoke on November 5, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-10-16 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Fires
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