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-- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2021 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands

* Africa Sheds Some Dust (Image from Jun 4, 2021; Posted Jun 7, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148407/africa-sheds-some-dust/?src=nha

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

2020-21 HEAT AND DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA Record-breaking heat and long-term rain and snow shortfalls parched the western United States and Mexico

* Western Soils and Plants are Parched (Image from Jun 5, 2021; Posted Jun 11, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148419/western-soils-and-plants-are-parched/?src=nha

-- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (2 updated events, 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

* Heatwave Scorches the Middle East (Image from Jun 6, 2021; Posted Jun 11, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148430/heatwave-scorches-the-middle-east/?src=nha

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