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Fires in Idaho
A handful of wildfires sprang up in Idaho in the third week of August 2008, affecting hundreds of acres in forests and wilderness areas west of the Bitterroot Range Mountains.
Event Date: 2008-08-20 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Smoke over Libya
Black smoke billowed over the Libyan landscape on August 20, 2008, likely caused by a fire at an oil refinery.
Event Date: 2008-08-20 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Bushfires in Northern Territory, Australia
Numerous large bushfires were burning in the tropical savannas of Arnhem Land, in Northern Territory, Australia, in mid-August 2008.
Event Date: 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Typhoon Nuri
Typhoon Nuri first formed in the Western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines. As it traveled westward, the storm system reached typhoon status on August 18, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Number of Images: 3
Topic: Severe Storms
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Tropical Storm Fay Floods Florida
Tropical Storm Fay dumped heavy rain over Florida between August 19 and August 24, 2008, triggering floods throughout the state.
Event Date: 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Floods
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Tropical Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Fay became the sixth named storm system of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season after forming over the Dominican Republic on August 15. Without reaching hurricane strength, the storm still caused flooding throughout parts of Florida.
Event Date: 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Number of Images: 4
Topic: Severe Storms
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Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf
A dust storm blew over the Persian Gulf in mid-August 2008. The dust likely arose from the Tigris and Euphrates floodplain in Iraq.
Event Date: 2008-08-13 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea
The waters of the Barents Sea off the northeast coast of Norway were bright with a bloom of phytoplankton on August 12, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-08-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Unique Imagery
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Aleutian Islands' Kasatochi Volcano Erupts
After earthquakes and other seismic activity starting on August 7, 2008, Kasatochi Volcano began erupting large plumes of ash and gases in subsequent days. Over the following week, the plume of sulfur dioxide spread across Canada and the Northeast United States.
Event Date: 2008-08-10 00:00:00
Number of Images: 4
Topic: Volcanoes
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Dust Storms in Afghanistan and Pakistan
On August 10, 2008, dual dust storms filled the skies over northern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, as well as southern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Event Date: 2008-08-10 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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