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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

* Hazy Skies in the Midwest (Image from Jul 11, 2021; Posted Jul 12, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148558/hazy-skies-in-the-midwest/?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

* Sierra Snowbank Short on Funds (Image from Jul 7, 2021; Posted Jul 14, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148565/sierra-snowbank-short-on-funds/?src=nha

-- 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

* Algae Abound Along Florida Coast (Image from Jul 14, 2021; Posted Jul 17, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148590/algae-abound-along-florida-coast/?src=nha

* The Blooming Gulf of St
 Lawrence (Image from Jul 13, 2021; Posted Jul 14, 2021)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/148572/the-blooming-gulf-of-st-lawrence/?src=nha

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