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

TASMANIA FIRES 2019 Large fires fueled by extremely dry and hot conditions have been burning for almost two weeks in central and southeast Tasmania

* Fortnight Fires in Tasmania (Image from Jan 28, 2018; Posted Jan 28, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

2018-19 WINTER IN THE UNITED STATES A gallery of notable snow and ice storms for the season

* Arctic Weather Plunges into North America (Image from Jan 29, 2019; Posted Jan 29, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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HURRICANE MARIA Evolving from category 1 to category 5 in less than 18 hours, Hurricane Maria brought destruction to several Caribbean islands

* A Haircut for Puerto Rico's Forests (Posted Feb 1, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

ACTIVITY AT MOUNT ETNA Towards the end of 2018 a burst of activity was seen at Mount Etna, an active stratovolcano on the island of Sicily

* Etna Awakens on its Side (Image from Dec 28, 2018; Posted Jan 29, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- LANDSLIDES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TAILINGS DAM FAILURE AT CÓRREGO DO FEIJÃO Brazil faced a humanitarian and environmental disaster in the wake of a dam collapse at an iron mine in Minas Gerais

* Another Deadly Dam Collapse in Brazil (Image from Jan 30, 2019; Posted Feb 1, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/144501/another-deadly-dam-collapse-in-brazil/?src=nha

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