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Fires in the Western United States
Since late July 2006, firefighters have been working to contain numerous wildfires in several Western states. This image from September 12, 2006, shows multiple large fires in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Event Date: 2006-07-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 5
Topic: Fires
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Floods in Northwestern India
Unusually heavy monsoon rains throughout August 2006 triggered widespread flooding in northwestern India.
Event Date: 2006-07-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Floods
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Drought on the Great Plains
Across the Great Plains of the United States and Canada, devastating drought spread across grasslands and croplands in summer 2006.
Event Date: 2006-07-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Crops & Drought
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Dust Storm near Laguna Mar Chiquita
Two tendrils of dust blew northward from Laguna Mar Chiquita in Argentina on July 27, 2006. The dust likely came from lakebed sediments around the margins of the lagoon.
Event Date: 2006-07-27 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Floods in Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico
Heavy summer rain triggered flooding in northern Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico in July and August 2006.
Event Date: 2006-07-27 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Floods
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Fires in Northern Washington
In the first week of September 2006, five large fires were burning in northern Washington: the Tripod Complex, the Tatoosh Complex, the Cedar Creek Fire, the Flick Creek Fire, and the Tinpan Fire. This image from September 7 shows active fires and thick smoke over the area.
Event Date: 2006-07-26 00:00:00
Number of Images: 9
Topic: Fires
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Taklimakan Dust Storm
A dust storm struck the Taklimakan Desert in western China in late July 2006.
Event Date: 2006-07-26 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Ice in the Beaufort Sea
Though ice is not uncommon along the northern shores of Alaska and Canada, the Beaufort Sea remained frozen almost to the shore by late July 2006.
Event Date: 2006-07-25 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Unique Imagery
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Dust Plume off the West Coast of Africa
A dust plume blew of the west coast of Africa on July 23, 2006.
Event Date: 2006-07-23 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Tropical Storm Emilia
The fifth named storm to form in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2006, Tropical Storm Emilia skirted the coast of Mexico as it traveled northwest during the last week of July.
Event Date: 2006-07-21 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Severe Storms
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