The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 4 new images) --

DUST STORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
A dust storm blew across the Arabian Peninsula in mid- to late March 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77475&src=nha
 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 20, 2012 (Posted on Mar 20, 2012 4:52 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77459&src=nha
 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 19, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 4:50 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77457&src=nha
 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 18, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 3:43 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77453&src=nha
 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 17, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 2:59 PM)



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

FLOODING IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA
Severe flooding affected multiple communities in southeastern Australia in February and March 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77509&src=nha
 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 23, 2012 (Posted on Mar 23, 2012 4:47 PM)



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

MAGNITUDE 7.4 EARTHQUAKE, OAXACA, MEXICO
A strong earthquake struck southern Mexico on March 20, 2012, near the converging Cocos and North American tectonic plates.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77485&src=nha
 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Mar 20, 2012 (Posted on Mar 20, 2012 6:07 PM)

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