Natural Hazards

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

Haze over Eastern China

January 15, 2009 Haze over Eastern China (1 image)

More Dust, Smoke, and Haze

January 15, 2009 Dust Plumes over the Red Sea January 12, 2009 Dust Plumes off Libya January 7, 2009 Haze over India and Bangladesh

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

6.1 earthquake in Costa Rica

January 9, 2009 6.1 earthquake in Costa Rica (1 image)

More Volcanoes and Earthquakes

January 3, 2009 Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia January 3, 2009 Plume from Soufriere Hills Volcano December 25, 2008 Plume from Koryaksky Volcano

Crops and Drought

Poor Harvest in Kenya

January 1, 2009 Poor Harvest in Kenya (1 image)

More Crops and Drought

October 1, 2008 Locusts in Australia September 29, 2008 Drought in Eastern Ethiopia July 31, 2008 Locusts in West Africa

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