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This Week's Events

	Fires: Fires in Oregon and Northern California A handful of large fires were burning in Oregon and Northern California as fall approached in September 2008. 2 Images, Updated: September 19, 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. 14 Images, Updated: September 19, 2008
	Floods: Flooding along the Gulf Coast Hurricane Ike pushed water far inland over a wide swath of the Gulf Coast when the storm came ashore on September 13, 2008. 1 Image, Posted: September 18, 2008
	Dust & Smoke: Dust Storm in Iraq A massive cloud of dust hovered over Iraq in mid-September 2008. 1 Image, Posted: September 16, 2008
	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

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