The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

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

WILDFIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA The 2018 wildfire season in North America is well under way, with blazes having burned more acres than average through the end of July

* Smoke Plumes Tower Over California (Image from Aug 6, 2018; Posted Aug 10, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON 2018 The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin

* Typhoon Shanshan Approaches Japan (Image from Aug 7, 2018; Posted Aug 7, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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HURRICANE HECTOR HEADS TOWARD HAWAII A category 4 storm could send large and dangerous waves to the Big Island on in early August 2018

* Hurricane Hector Heads Toward Hawaii (Image from Aug 6, 2018; Posted Aug 7, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

SUMMERTIME MOROCCAN DUST REACHES SPAIN Lofting dust to altitudes above the clouds, a high-pressure system carried dust from Morocco to Spain

* Summertime Moroccan Dust Reaches Spain (Image from Aug 2, 2018; Posted Aug 7, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/92567/summertime-moroccan-dust-reaches-spain/?src=nha

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

DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA Much of Australia finds itself in a mid-winter drought, while satellites and other sensors monitor soil moisture in the region

* A Mid-winter Drought in Australia (Image from Jul 27, 2018; Posted Aug 9, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/92583/a-mid-winter-drought-in-australia/?src=nha

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

RECORD WARM WATERS OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A layer of exceptionally warm surface water extended from Point Conception to the Baja California coast

* Record Warm Waters off Southern California (Image from Aug 2, 2018; Posted Aug 8, 2018)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/92563/record-warm-waters-off-southern-california/?src=nha

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