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NASA Earth Observatory

Fires

Fires in Ghana January 11, 2009 Fires in Ghana (1 image)

More Fires

December 29, 2008 Fires in Western Africa November 27, 2008 Fires in Central Africa November 18, 2008 Fires in California

Severe Storms

Cyclone Billy December 24, 2008 Cyclone Billy (4 images)

More Severe Storms

December 16, 2008 Rare Snow Covers Portland December 14, 2008 Typhoon Dolphin December 13, 2008 New England Ice Storm

Dust, Smoke, and Haze

Dust Plumes off Libya January 12, 2009 Dust Plumes off Libya (1 image)

More Dust, Smoke, and Haze

January 7, 2009 Haze over India and Bangladesh December 29, 2008 Fires in Western Africa December 22, 2008 Dust Plumes from the Bodele Depression

Floods

Torrential Rains flood Australia December 24, 2008 Torrential Rains flood Australia (2 images)

More Floods

December 27, 2008 Floods in Sumatra, Indonesia November 22, 2008 Floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil November 18, 2008 Floods in Ethiopia

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia January 3, 2009 Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia (1 image)

More Volcanoes and Earthquakes

January 3, 2009 Plume from Soufriere Hills Volcano December 25, 2008 Plume from Koryaksky Volcano December 5, 2008 Continued Activity at Chaiten Volcano

Crops and Drought

Locusts in Australia October 1, 2008 Locusts in Australia (1 image)

More Crops and Drought

September 29, 2008 Drought in Eastern Ethiopia July 31, 2008 Locusts in West Africa May 20, 2008 Drought in Ethiopia

Unique Imagery

Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee December 22, 2008 Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee (1 image)

More Unique Imagery

December 9, 2008 Low Clouds over Central China November 15, 2008 Plankton Bloom Surrounds Chatham… September 1, 2008 Storm-Churned waters off Cuba