The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

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

2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U S Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles

* August Fires Leave Vast Burn Scars in California (Image from Aug 26, 2020; Posted Aug 27, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 4 new images) --

HURRICANE LAURA The category 4 hurricane rapidly intensified over the warm Gulf of Mexico before making landfall along the Louisiana and Texas coasts

* Flooding in the Wake of Laura (Image from Aug 29, 2020; Posted Aug 31, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Laura Makes Landfall (Image from Aug 27, 2020; Posted Aug 27, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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* A Dangerous Storm Nears the Gulf Coast (Image from Aug 26, 2020; Posted Aug 26, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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2020 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin

* Typhoon Bavi Approaches Korean Peninsula (Image from Aug 25, 2020; Posted Aug 25, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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