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

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2022 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands

* Dust Storm Envelops the Arabian Sea (Image from Jan 22, 2022; Posted Jan 25, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/149378/dust-storm-envelops-the-arabian-sea/?src=nha

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

UNDERSEA ERUPTION NEAR TONGA For more than a decade, an undersea volcano has been erupting in the South Pacific near Tonga The eruptions created a new island near Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai; then a potent blast wiped out the island in early 2022

* Island Nation Hit Hard by Eruption (Image from Jan 25, 2022; Posted Jan 28, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/149391/island-nation-hit-hard-by-eruption/?src=nha

-- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans

* Coloring the South Atlantic (Image from Jan 24, 2022; Posted Jan 27, 2022)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/149384/coloring-the-south-atlantic/?src=nha

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