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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

* Smoke Replaces Ice at Lake Winnipeg (Image from May 18, 2021; Posted May 21, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

2021 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east)

* Cyclone Tauktae Strikes India (Image from May 17, 2021; Posted May 17, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 2 new images) --

2021 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OCEAN BLOOMS Increased sunlight, nutrient runoff, and wind-driven upwelling can create ideal conditions for massive blooms of floating plant-like phytoplankton

* Lake Erie Astir (Image from May 18, 2021; Posted May 21, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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* The Blooming Mid-Atlantic (Image from May 18, 2021; Posted May 19, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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