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Dust Plumes in Kazakstan
Dust plumes moved through Kazakstan (Kazakhstan) in late May 2006.
Event Date: 2006-05-20 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Heavy Rain in Southeastern China
Typhoon Chanchu and monsoon rains inundated southeastern China with heavy rain throughout May and early June 2006. The rain triggered floods and mudslides.
Event Date: 2006-05-18 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Severe Storms
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Dust Storm over Pakistan
A series of dust storms swept through Pakistan beginning in mid-May 2006.
Event Date: 2006-05-17 00:00:00 Number of Images: 4 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Dust Blowing off the Coast of Pakistan
Dust and haze blew off the coast of Pakistan in May 2006, in the wake of a severe heat wave in Pakistan and India. Another dust storm blew off the coast in early June.
Event Date: 2006-05-14 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Flooding in Northern Colombia
After four months of heavy rain, Colombia was fighting widespread flooding in early May 2006.
Event Date: 2006-05-13 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Fires in Southern Siberia
Numerous fires were burning in southern Siberia in early and mid-May 2006. Fires were scattered across the southern plains in the Tyumensk, Omsk, and Novosibirsk regions.
Event Date: 2006-05-12 00:00:00 Number of Images: 4 Topic: Fires
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Typhoon Chanchu
Tropical Storm Chanchu formed in the western Pacific on May 8, 2006, roughly 500 miles east of the Philippines. The storm has been gradually building strength and size, and was upgraded to typhoon status late on May 10.
Event Date: 2006-05-10 00:00:00 Number of Images: 8 Topic: Severe Storms
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Saharan Dust Storm
A dust storm swept across the Sahara Desert in early May 2006.
Event Date: 2006-05-10 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Alaska's Spring Thaw
The Yukon River bulged with spring runoff as winter faded away.
Event Date: 2006-05-10 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Manam, Papau New Guinea
A plume of ash rose from the summit of the Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea on May 9, 2006. Another plume followed in late May. The volcano acted up intermittently during the summer, releasing another plume in late August.
Event Date: 2006-05-09 00:00:00 Number of Images: 5 Topic: Volcanoes
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