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The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days

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

FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2020 Large numbers of agricultural fires and wildfires are creating clouds of smoke during the summertime

* Smoke Blankets Thailand and Burma (Myanmar) (Image from Mar 18, 2020; Posted Mar 19, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

ERUPTION OF TAAL VOLCANO In January 2020, the volcano in the Philippines spewed lava and emitted hazardous amounts of volcanic ash fall and gases

* An Ash-Damaged Island in the Philippines (Image from Mar 11, 2020; Posted Mar 17, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

SEA ICE IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK Ice can stretch farther south off of eastern Russia and northern Japan than anywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere

* Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk (Image from Mar 18, 2020; Posted Mar 19, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

RAIN AND FLOODING IN AUSTRALIA Heavy rains in Australia can have far-reaching consequences for both people and ecosystems

* Swollen Rivers in Channel Country (Image from Mar 8, 2020; Posted Mar 20, 2020)
    https://earthobservatory
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