Missed last week so here is everything from the past 2 weeks

-- 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

* California Reservoirs Reflect Deepening Drought (Image from Jun 9, 2021; Posted Jun 17, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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-- TEMPERATURE EXTREMES (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

* Records Fall in Early Summer Heatwave (Image from Jun 15, 2021; Posted Jun 16, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/148444/records-fall-in-early-summer-heatwave/?src=nha

-- 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

* Fires Rage in Arizona (Image from Jun 21, 2021; Posted Jun 22, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148473/fires-rage-in-arizona/?src=nha

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

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

* African Dust Visits Europe (Image from Jun 22, 2021; Posted Jun 22, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/148475/african-dust-visits-europe/?src=nha

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF COVID-19 QUARANTINES As nations and economies shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pollution levels and human patterns changed in ways that were detectable by satellites

* COVID-19 Lockdowns Cut Pollution, But Not All of It (Image from Feb 0, 2020; Posted Jun 25, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148477/covid-19-lockdowns-cut-pollution-but-not-all-of-it/?src=nha

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