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

Why the SoCal Fires are So Fierce With thousands of homes threatened by intense wildfires burning in southern California, we checked in with NASA Propulsion Laboratory scientist Natasha Stavros to learn more about the destructive blazes https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/2017/12/07/why-are-the-socal-fires-so-intense/?src=nha-ann

FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Smoky wildfires plagued the western U S and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2017

* Fires Continue to Rage in Southern California (Image from Dec 9, 2017; Posted Dec 11, 2017)
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* Fast-Moving Fire Sweeps Through Ventura County (Image from Dec 8, 2017; Posted Dec 8, 2017)
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* Smoke Over Southern California (Image from Dec 5, 2017; Posted Dec 7, 2017)
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* Smoke and Fire in Southern California (Image from Dec 5, 2017; Posted Dec 7, 2017)
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* Wildfire Lights Up Ventura (Image from Dec 5, 2017; Posted Dec 5, 2017)
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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

CYCLONE OCKHI Cycylone Ockhi stirred up the Arabian Sea in early December 2017 before making landfall in India

* Cyclone Ockhi (Image from Dec 4, 2017; Posted Dec 6, 2017)
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