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Northwestern India
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Published March 6, 2007
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Kerguelen Islands
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Located in the southern Indian Ocean roughly midway between Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, the Kerguelen Islands experience a fierce climate, with incessant, howling winds and rain or snow nearly every day. At a latitude of about 49 degrees South, the islands lie in the path of the “Furious Fifties,” a belt of westerly winds that whip around the Southern Hemisphere, mostly unimpeded by land.
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Fires in Myanmar
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Published March 5, 2007
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Sediment in Bo Hai, China
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Flooding in Somalia
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The Horn of Africa frequently sees heavy precipitation during El Niño periods. In late November 2006, southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia were experiencing severe flooding that displaced hundreds of thousands of people. These two astronaut photographs show the same coastal region in Somalia, south of the capital of Mogadishu, providing a visual contrast between wet and normal conditions.
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Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf
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Published March 4, 2007
On March 2, 2007, a dust storm blew out of Saudi Arabia, northward over the Persian Gulf, and into Iran.
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Lake Baikal, eastern Russia
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