The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

-- FIRES (1 updated event, 5 new images) --

2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U S Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles

* Smoke Continues to Spread Across the U
S
 West (Image from Aug 21, 2020; Posted Aug 21, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Wildfire Smoke Shrouds the U
S
 West (Image from Aug 20, 2020; Posted Aug 20, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Thick Smoke Obscures California Skies (Image from Aug 19, 2020; Posted Aug 19, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Smoke Blankets Northern California (Image from Aug 18, 2020; Posted Aug 19, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Four Fires in Colorado (Image from Aug 15, 2020; Posted Aug 17, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

DERECHO IN THE MIDWEST In early August, intense windstorms swept through portions of the Midwestern United States causing damage to crops and property

* Derecho Flattens Iowa Corn (Image from Aug 11, 2020; Posted Aug 20, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1

* The Gulf Coast Braces for Marco and Laura (Image from Aug 23, 2020; Posted Aug 24, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed

* Beguiling Bloom in The Baltic Sea (Image from Aug 15, 2020; Posted Aug 19, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/147135/beguiling-bloom-in-the-baltic-sea/?src=nha

-- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

HEAT AND DROUGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST The summer of 2020 brought intense drought and record-breaking heat to parts of the southwestern United States

* Extreme Heat in Death Valley (Image from Aug 16, 2020; Posted Aug 20, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/147148/extreme-heat-in-death-valley/?src=nha

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