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

2021 FIRE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildfires are burning longer and more often in some northern latitudes as the world warms

* Blazes Rage in British Columbia (Image from Jun 30, 2021; Posted Jul 1, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

SEVERE WEATHER IN ILLINOIS There can be as many as 40,000 thunderstorms each day around the world They are most common in the U S , where they can produce tornadoes, floods, lightning and damaging winds

* A Cirrus Sign of Tornadoes (Image from Jun 16, 2021; Posted Jun 29, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

ERUPTION AT MOUNT FAGRADALSFJALL The volcano is Iceland erupted in 2021 after more than 800 years of dormancy

* Fagradalsfjall Continues to Erupt (Image from Jun 26, 2021; Posted Jun 29, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (1 updated event, 2 new images) --

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER EXTREMES 2021 Although they can happen any time of the year, here's a look at some extreme events occurring during the summer months north of the equator

* A Scorcher in Siberia and Europe (Image from Jun 25, 2021; Posted Jun 30, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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* Exceptional Heat Hits Pacific Northwest (Image from Jun 26, 2021; Posted Jun 28, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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