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-- FIRES (3 updated events, 3 new images) --

FIRES IN THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS In November 2019, satellites began acquiring imagery of a series of small fires in the Caucasus Mountains

* Fires in the Caucasus (Image from Nov 18, 2019; Posted Nov 19, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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WILDFIRES IN AUSTRALIA Drought conditions have primed many regions for unusually high and intense fire activity

* Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans (Image from Nov 19, 2019; Posted Nov 20, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2019 Fire activity in the Amazon and much of South America often coincides with a dry season from July through October

* Making Sense of Amazon Deforestation Patterns (Image from Jul 4, 2000; Posted Nov 21, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

UNDERSEA ERUPTION NEAR TONGA In late December 2014, an undersea volcano began erupting and created a new island near Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai in the Polynesian islands

* Making a Connection in the Kingdom of Tonga (Image from Oct 7, 2019; Posted Nov 19, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/145877/making-a-connection-in-the-kingdom-of-tonga/?src=nha

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