The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
As temperatures became warmer and drier with the arrival of summer, fire season picks up in the Western United States.
* Fires ablaze in northeastern Utah (Image from Sep 19, 2018; Posted Sep 21, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92800/fires-ablaze-in-northeastern-utah/?src=nha-- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 4 new images) --
HURRICANE FLORENCE
In September 2018, the potent storm formed in the North Atlantic and made an historic and deadly landfall in the southeastern United States.
* A Broad View of Flooding in the Carolinas (Image from Sep 19, 2018; Posted Sep 22, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92786/a-broad-view-of-flooding-in-the-carolinas/?src=nha * Florence Inundates the Carolinas (Image from Sep 16, 2018; Posted Sep 18, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92775/florence-inundates-the-carolinas/?src=nhaTYPHOON MANGKHUT
The potent storm marched across the Western Pacific in mid-September 2018.
* Mangkhut Swamps Luzon (Image from Sep 6, 2018; Posted Sep 18, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92780/mangkhut-swamps-luzon/?src=nhaHURRICANE MARIA
Evolving from category 1 to category 5 in less than 18 hours, Hurricane Maria brought destruction to several Caribbean islands.
* Recovering from Hurricane Maria (Image from Sep 13, 2018; Posted Sep 26, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92789/recovering-from-hurricane-maria/?src=nha-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --
ACTIVITY AT KRAKATAU
After weeks of moderate activity, satellites captured imagery of an explosive ash plume at the volcanic island of Krakatau.
* Activity at Krakatau (Image from Sep 24, 2018; Posted Sep 24, 2018)
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92806/activity-at-krakatau/?src=nha---------------------------------------------------------------------
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