June 5, 2026

Natural Events

This Week's Natural Event Images

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Fighting Fire With Fire

Fighting Fire With Fire

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia's Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.

Typhoon Jangmi

Typhoon Jangmi

The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.

Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island

Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island

A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.

Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku

Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku

Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.

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