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-- GULF OIL SPILL (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

OIL SLICK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
On April 20, 2010, an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico left nearly a dozen workers missing and started a large fire. Oil remained visible on the surface in late July.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19, 2010 (Posted on Jul 20, 2010 10:03 AM)



-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

TROPICAL STORM CONSON
Tropical Storm Conson blew over the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines in mid-July July 2010.
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*** MPA(TRMM) image from Jul 12, 2010 (Posted on Jul 19, 2010 4:01 PM)



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

MULTI-COLORED DUST STORM OVER BOLIVIA
A large dust storm blew across the highlands of southern Bolivia in mid-July 2010. The dust storm may be related to ongoing drought in Bolivia.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18, 2010 (Posted on Jul 19, 2010 2:43 PM)



-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

7.3 QUAKE IN NEW BRITIAN
Multiple earthquakes occurred in the region of New Britain on July 18 and 19, 2010. The largest quake had a magnitude of 7.3.
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*** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Jul 18, 2010 (Posted on Jul 20, 2010 11:40 AM)



-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) --

OIL SLICK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
On April 20, 2010, an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico left nearly a dozen workers missing and started a large fire. Oil remained visible on the surface in late July.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19, 2010 (Posted on Jul 20, 2010 10:03 AM)

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