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Tropical Cyclone Ingrid
Published January 5, 2005
Tropical Cyclone Ingrid is slowing inching its way west-southwest over the Coral Sea towards Queensland, Australia. The storm developed into a cyclone early on March 6, 2005, and quickly intensified into a massive Category 4 storm within eight hours. On March 7, when the Terra MODIS instrument captured this image, the storm had winds of 121 knots (140 mph)...
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Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, called the land of glaciers and volcanoes, is home to two erupting volcanoes: Klyuchevskaya and Shiveluch. Both are on the central eastern side of the peninsula, with Shiveluch to the north, and Klyuchevskaya to the south. This pair of MODIS images - true-color on top and false-color rollover - show the entire peninsula...
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Ash Plume from Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
The Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat continued to produce a plume of ash on November 19, 2005. In this image, a thin plume of volcanic ash drifts westward from the volcano; red lines outline the volcano´s summit. The volcanic ash appears as a lighter...
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Fires in Northern Baja California
Soldiers from the Mexican army join firefighters in combating two brush fires in Northern Baja California.
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Cloud streets in Hudson Bay
The striking patterns visible in this image are called “cloud streets”. Cloud streets are a regular feature of the middle and high latitudes; these are located within the Hudson Bay in Canada. Cloud streets form...
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Fog in the Rockies Valleys and Washington
A series of images show the fog in the Rockies Valleys and the state of Washington. The first image, seen when you first open this page, is a “true color” composite. If you place your mouse over the image...
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Icebergs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Summer is drawing to a close in Antarctica, and sea ice that was never released into the Ross Sea because of being blocked by the B-15A iceberg will have to wait until next summer for a chance at escape. This true-color Terra MODIS image from March 12, 2005 shows McMurdo Sound clogged by broken...
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Eruption of Karthala Volcano
The air around Grand Comore Island is thick with gases and particles from the eruption of the Karthala Volcano. The island is located in the Eastern Indian Ocean, Northwest of Madagascar and East of the coastlines of Tanzania and Mozambique. It is a part of the Union of the Comoros...
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Ash Plume from Kamchatka
Russia´s Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya Volcanoes continue to change to erupt and paint their flanks with grey ash, as shown in this set of images from the Terra MODIS instrument acquired on March 17, 2005. Of the two, Shiveluch (near center) has been producing the most ash and smoke, yet in this image it is Klyuvechskaya (lower left) that is producing...
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Tropical Cyclone Baaz approaching India and Sri Lanka
ropical Cyclone Baaz was approaching the coast of India and the island of Sri Lanka when this image was acquired on November 29, 2005. As of early morning on December 1, it was moving at a speed of 2 knots or 2.3 miles per hour (1 knot = 1.15 mph) due West. The storm had a maximum sustained wind speed...
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Haze in northern Italy
A grey veil of haze covers the Po River Valley of northern Italy and stretches out over the Adriatic Sea in this true-color Terra MODIS image from March 17, 2005. The snow-capped Alps to the north help to restrict air flow between northern Italy and the rest of continental Europe, meaning that air pollution in the northern part of the country often...
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Dust Storm in Western Africa
A river of pale tan dust sweeps out of northern Africa's deserts and out over the Atlantic Ocean in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from February 12, 2005. Dust storms of this magnitude are common in this part of the world; the lack of extensive vegetation in northern Africa's deserts...
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