The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

-- FIRES (1 updated event, 3 new images) --

2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms

* A Record-Breaking Year for Fire in Sakha (Image from Sep 10, 2021; Posted Oct 8, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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* A Multi-Dimensional Fire Challenge (Image from Dec 19, 1984; Posted Oct 5, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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* What's Behind California's Surge of Large Fires? (Image from Sep 13, 2021; Posted Oct 4, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 2 new images) --

ERUPTION AT LA PALMA Cumbre Vieja, one of two volcanoes on La Palma, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Canaries

* Eruption Continues at La Palma (Image from Oct 4, 2021; Posted Oct 9, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
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* Ash and Cloud Rings Over La Palma (Image from Oct 4, 2021; Posted Oct 5, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148924/ash-and-cloud-rings-over-la-palma/?src=nha

-- MANMADE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

HUNTINGTON BEACH OIL SPILL In early October, satellites and ground photos began to show evidence of an oil spill near the coast of Huntington Beach, California

* Satellites View California Oil Spill (Image from Oct 3, 2021; Posted Oct 7, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148929/satellites-view-california-oil-spill/?src=nha

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