The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
FIRE RAGES IN NEW MEXICO
Dry conditions have fueled a large wildfire at Gila National Forest.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78090&src=nha*** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 23, 2012 (Posted on May 24, 2012 4:08 PM)
-- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 4 new images) --
TYPHOON SANVU
Sanvu formed over the western Pacific Ocean in late May 2012 and quickly strengthened to a typhoon.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78097&src=nha*** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 25, 2012 (Posted on May 25, 2012 1:51 PM)
HURRICANE BUD
Bud formed as a tropical storm over the eastern Pacific Ocean in late May 2012 and strengthened into a hurricane.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78094&src=nha*** MODIS(Terra) image from May 24, 2012 (Posted on May 25, 2012 9:46 AM)
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78084&src=nha*** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 23, 2012 (Posted on May 24, 2012 12:22 PM)
STRONG RAIN IN SOUTHERN CHINA
Days of torrential rain caused widespread flooding in southern China in May 2012.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78080&src=nha*** MODIS(Terra) image from May 21, 2012 (Posted on May 23, 2012 4:39 PM)
-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
DUST STORM OVER IRAQ
A dust storm shrouded Iraq and Kuwait in late May 2012.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78087&src=nha*** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 24, 2012 (Posted on May 24, 2012 2:59 PM)
-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 2 new images) --
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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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78117&src=nha*** ALI(EO-1) image from May 20, 2012 (Posted on May 28, 2012 12:41 PM)
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78070&src=nha*** ETM+(Landsat 7) image from May 06, 2012 (Posted on May 23, 2012 10:48 AM)
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