The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

BUSHFIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA
Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in southeastern Australia in January 2014.
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*** OLI(Landsat 8) image from Jan 19, 2014 (Posted on Jan 23, 2014 1:03 PM)



-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

HAZE IN EASTERN CHINA
Thick haze hovered over eastern China winter 2013.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 23, 2014 (Posted on Jan 24, 2014 3:38 PM)



-- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

FLOODS IN EUROPE
Floods inundated France and Italy in January 2014.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 21, 2014 (Posted on Jan 21, 2014 4:47 PM)



-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

BLAST FROM SAN MIGUEL VOLCANO
An explosion at El Salvador's San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) Volcano lofted ash more than 71 kilometers (44 miles) downwind on December 29, 2013.
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*** ALI(EO-1) image from Jan 15, 2014 (Posted on Jan 20, 2014 3:21 PM)

ACTIVITY AT SHIVELUCH VOLCANO
Shiveluch Volcano remained very active into early 2014, with a slowly growing lava dome accompanied by frequent ash emissions and rockfalls.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 21, 2014 (Posted on Jan 21, 2014 11:32 AM)



-- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

DROUGHT IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
A serious drought settled over California in early 2014.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 18, 2014 (Posted on Jan 21, 2014 10:44 AM)



-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (2 updated events, 3 new images) --

2013 GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
Global temperatures have been rising steadily, with nine of the ten warmest years all occurring since 2000.
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*** (In situ Measurement) image from Jan 01, 2013 (Posted on Jan 21, 2014 3:41 PM)
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*** (In situ Measurement) image from Jan 01, 1880 (Posted on Jan 21, 2014 10:29 AM)

LANDSLIDE AND DEADLY FLOOD IN NEPAL
In early May 2012, a landslide occurred above the headwaters of the Seti River in Nepal.
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*** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Dec 22, 2013 (Posted on Jan 23, 2014 3:55 PM)

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