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-- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

BUSHFIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in southeastern Australia in January 2014 * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=83077&src=nha * MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 06, 2014 (Posted on Feb 06, 2014 2:33 PM)

-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Frequent dust storms cloud the skies over China's Taklimakan Desert * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=83073&src=nha * MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 01, 2014 (Posted on Feb 05, 2014 3:00 PM)

HAZE OVER BANGLADESH Haze blanketed Bangladesh in February 2014 * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=83070&src=nha * MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 05, 2014 (Posted on Feb 05, 2014 2:42 PM)

-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

ONGOING ERUPTION OF SINABUNG VOLCANO, INDONESIA Until 2010, Indonesia's Sinabung volcano was dormant, with no confirmed eruptions in the historical record A brief burst of activity in August and September 2010 caused the temporary evacuation of about 30,000 nearby residents Just three years later, fresh gas and ash plumes marked the arrival of a new series of eruptions that have continued into late January, 2014 * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=83080&src=nha * ALI(EO-1) image from Feb 06, 2014 (Posted on Feb 06, 2014 5:11 PM)

ACTIVITY AT SHIVELUCH VOLCANO Shiveluch Volcano remained very active into early 2014, with a slowly growing lava dome accompanied by frequent ash emissions and rockfalls * http://earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/view php?id=83035&src=nha * OLI(Landsat 8) image from Jan 24, 2014 (Posted on Feb 03, 2014 3:31 PM)

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