Earth scientists around the world use NASA satellite imagery to better understand the causes and effects of natural hazards. The goal in sharing these images is to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects. All images in this section are freely available to the public for re-use or re-publication (please use credits as indicated for each image). More images can be found in our archive of older events. Check out our related links.

This Week's Events

	Dust & Smoke: Dust Plumes over the Persian Gulf Dust plumes blew over the Persian Gulf in early December 2008. 1 Image, Posted: September 15, 2008
	Severe Storms: Hurricane Ike Between the last week of August and the first week of September 2008, the Atlantic Ocean queued up a series of tropical storms. Ike became a large storm that raked over Cuba and targeted the Texas coast. 12 Images, Updated: September 12, 2008
	Severe Storms: Typhoon Sinlaku Typhoon Sinlaku draped the island of Luzon in the Philippines with some of its rain clouds on September 10, 2008. 2 Images, Updated: September 12, 2008
	Fires: Fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa In late August and early September 2008, widespread fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa poured smoke out of the Indian Ocean. 4 Images, Updated: September 11, 2008
	Dust & Smoke: Dust Plumes over the Middle East Dust plumes blew over Iraq and neighboring countries in early September 2008. 1 Image, Posted: September 10, 2008

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