The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

-- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 4 new images) --

2022 CYCLONES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN Though storms in the basin rarely reach the same strength as those in the Atlantic or Pacific, they often hit populations that are more exposed and vulnerable to storm damage

* Bracing for Batsirai (Image from Feb 4, 2022; Posted Feb 4, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Cyclone Batsirai (Image from Feb 2, 2022; Posted Feb 2, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/149418/cyclone-batsirai/?src=nha

MASSIVE WINTER STORM SWEEPS ACROSS U S Rising global temperatures are leading to more extreme weather events

* Massive Winter Storm Sweeps Across U
S
 (Image from Feb 3, 2022; Posted Feb 4, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/149428/massive-winter-storm-sweeps-across-us/?src=nha

EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well

* Blizzard Blankets Northeast U
S
 in Snow (Image from Jan 30, 2022; Posted Jan 31, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/149402/blizzard-blankets-northeast-us-in-snow/?src=nha

-- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

RIFT AND CALVING AT LARSEN ICE SHELF Scientists observed the cracking and rifting of a Delaware-sized piece of an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula

* Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up (Image from Jan 26, 2022; Posted Feb 1, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/149410/larsen-b-embayment-breaks-up/?src=nha

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