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

TROPICAL CYCLONE CARLOS
Tropical Cyclone Carlos brought heavy rains to the coasts of Northern Territory and Western Australia in February 2011.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 22, 2011 (Posted on Feb 22, 2011 4:35 PM)



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

DUST STORMS IN NORTH AFRICA
Dust blew off the coasts of Libya and Egypt, and over the Mediterranean Sea in late February 2011.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 23, 2011 (Posted on Feb 23, 2011 12:49 PM)



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

ACTIVITY AT KIZIMEN VOLCANO
Kizimen Volcano released continuous plumes of ash and steam in late December 2010 and January 2011.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 22, 2011 (Posted on Feb 23, 2011 10:32 AM)

MAGNITUDE 6.3 EARTHQUAKE NEAR CHRISTCHURCH, NZ
At 12:51 p.m. local time on February 22, 2011 (11:51 p.m. February 21 UTC), a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand.
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*** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Sep 03, 2010 (Posted on Feb 22, 2011 5:49 PM)

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