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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 2 new images) --
FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
Smoky fires plagued the western U.S. and Canada in the summer of 2017.
* Smoke Pall Spans the United States (Image from Sep 4, 2017; Posted on Sep 6, 2017)
* Fires near the Montana-Canada Border (Image from Sep 4, 2017; Posted on Sep 5, 2017)
-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 6 new images) --
HURRICANE IRMA
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season continued, as Irma formed in the eastern Atlantic and strengthened east of the Caribbean.
* Hurricane Irma Turns Caribbean Islands Brown (Image from Sep 10, 2017; Posted on Sep 12, 2017)
* Hurricane Irma Strikes Florida (Image from Sep 10, 2017; Posted on Sep 11, 2017)
* A Menacing Line of Hurricanes (Image from Sep 8, 2017; Posted on Sep 9, 2017)
* Three Hurricanes in the Atlantic (Image from Sep 6, 2017; Posted on Sep 7, 2017)
* Hot Water Ahead for Hurricane Irma (Image from Sep 6, 2017; Posted on Sep 7, 2017)
* Hurricane Irma Strengthens (Image from Sep 5, 2017; Posted on Sep 5, 2017)
-- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
2017 MONSOON
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in summer 2017 unleashed extensive flooding in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
* Severe Monsoon Rains Flood South Asia (Image from Sep 6, 2017; Posted on Sep 8, 2017)
-- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
BLOOM OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL
In early September 2017, ocean scientists noticed something swirling in the waters off the coast of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
* Darkness Blooms (Image from Sep 05, 2017; Posted on Sep 10, 2017)