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Marcial Fire in New Mexico
Published May 7, 2006
Just to the south of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge along the Rio Grande in southwestern New Mexico, a large fire was billowing out a thick plume of smoke when the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead on May 4, 2006. According to a local news report, the fire is burning...
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Fires and Smoke in Western Russia
Published May 6, 2006
Each of the red dots on this image of western Russia, acquired on May 1, 2006 by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite, corresponds to a fire! The hundreds of fires...
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Phytoplankton and Sulfur off the coast of Namibia
Published May 5, 2006
What looks like a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Namibia, may be something totally different! This image, acquired May 1, 2006 by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite, shows green swirls in the water, off the desert coast of Africa...
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Smoke over Scandinavia and Russia
Published May 4, 2006
Spring agricultural fires were burning in western Russia throughout the end of April and early May 2006. The smoke from these fires has been spreading northward over Eastern Europe, Scandinavia...
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Large Fires in Mongolia
Published May 3, 2006
Large fires were burning at the border of Russia and Mongolia on May 1, 2006, when the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the region. The actively burning portions of the fires...
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Flooding in Iceland
Published May 2, 2006
Most spring floods are triggered by rain or melting snow, but when the Skafta River of southern Iceland flooded in late April 2006, geologic activity may have been the driver. The river flows out...
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Fires in Southern Mexico
Published May 1, 2006
In southern Mexico, numerous fires were burning in the area between Lake Cuitzeo in the state of Michoacán and the Sierra Madre del Sur...
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The American Southwest
Published April 30, 2006
This beautiful view of California (far left), Nevada (left), Utah (right) and Arizona (bottom right) was acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on April 20, 2006. There are a number of famous features...
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Cyclone Mala over the Bay of Bengal
Published April 29, 2006
This MODIS image from the Terra satellite, aquired on April 28, 2006, shows Cyclone Mala over the Bay of Bengal. In this image, you can see the coastline...
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Fires in Tasmania
Published April 28, 2006
On April 26, 2006, the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Tasmania and captured this image, which showed numerous fires...
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Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano
Published April 27, 2006
A faint tan plume of ash drifted west from the Soufriere Hills Volcano on April 24, 2006. Located on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat, the volcano had been quiet...
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Tropical Cyclone Monica
Published April 26, 2006
This MODIS Aqua image, is of Tropical Cyclone Monica, which formed off the northeastern coast of Australia on April 17, 2006. This area of Australia...
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Fires and Burn Scars in Mongolia
Published April 25, 2006
This MODIS image from the Terra satellite, acquired April 23, 2006, shows large fires burning in the foothills of the mountains...
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Fires in the Yucatan and Central America
Published April 24, 2006
On April 18, 2006, MODIS captured an image of numerous fires burning over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and northern Central America...
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South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope
Published April 23, 2006
This MODIS image shows the country of South Africa. One of the most prominent features is the Cape of Good Hope, which is the little hook of land jutting out from the southern edge of South Africa...
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Spring snow in the Dakotas
Published April 22, 2006
Although most of the United States enjoyed clear skies on April 19, 2006, North and South Dakota and sections of Montana and Wyoming were hammered with a late-spring snow storm. The storm dumped up to....
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The Alps in Europe
Published April 21, 2006
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria, Italy and Slovenia in the east, through...
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Published April 20, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Monica formed off the northeastern coast of Australia on April 17, 2006. This is the same general area where Cyclone Larry...
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Smog and Sand Over Beijing
Published April 19, 2006
Thick sand from one of eastern China’s famed sandstorms clouded the air over Beijing on April 17, 2006. The storm swept east from the border region between China and Mongolia and blanketed cities across China with gritty yellow sand. The storm was...
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Flooding on the Red River
Published April 18, 2006
Spring rains and melting snow pushed the Red River over its banks in early April 2006. The river crested around Fargo on April 5...
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Dust storm in Texas
Published April 17, 2006
A dust storm struck north-central Texas on April 6, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, a tan plume of dust, near the bottom of the image, swirls in a counter-clockwise...
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Chesapeake Bay watershed
Published April 16, 2006
The Chesapeake Bay watershed dominates the lower left portion of the image, while snow and ice can be seen in parts of New England and Canada. The watershed or 165,000 square kilometer (64,000 square mile) drainage basin encompasses parts of New York (as far North as Cooperstown), Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay (located at the bottom center of the image)...
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Dust storm off West Africa
Published April 15, 2006
Dust blew off the west coast of Africa on April 13, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying onboard the Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, a pale beige plume of dust sweeps off the west coast and over...
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Fires in Southeast Asia
Published April 14, 2006
Widespread fires continued throughout Southeast Asia in mid-April 2006. This image of the area was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on April 11, 2006. Locations where MODIS detected actively burning...
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Dust over the Arabian Sea
Published April 13, 2006
Dust blowing out of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan mingled over the Arabian Sea on April 9, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image,...
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Aral Sea Expansion
Published April 12, 2006
Once the fourth largest lake on Earth, the Aral Sea has shrunk dramatically over the past few decades as the primary rivers that fed the Sea were almost completely diverted for cotton farming and other agriculture. The decline of the sea has produced severe environmental, social, and public health problems. As part of a last-hope restoration effort...
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Dust storm in northeast China
Published April 11, 2006
A massive dust storm rages across the northeast portion of China in the “Inner Mongolia” region. The country in the upper left portion of the image is sometimes referred to as “Outer Mongolia” or simply “Mongolia”. The countries on the right side of the image are North and South Korea...
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Floods in Central Europe
Published April 10, 2006
The Danube River was one of many rivers that overflowed in early April 2006 after being inundated with heavy rain and melting snow. Floods on rivers throughout Central Europe have forced hundreds of people from their homes, reported the Associated Press. Large tracts of land along the Danube in Hungary...
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Eruption of Barren Island volcano, Andaman Sea
Published April 9, 2006
The eruption of a volcano on Barren Island is featured in this image acquired on April 4, 2006. The island, a part of India, is located in the Andaman Sea, sandwiched in between the Bay of Bengal to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south. It is the only active volcano that is...
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Published April 8, 2006
On April 4, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image showing numerous fires (marked in red) burning across the Yucatan Peninsula (top center), and the Central American countries to the south: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Although MODIS cannot tell the cause of fires...
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Cyclone Hubert over northwest Australia
Published April 7, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Hubert was a Category 2 storm when this image was acquired on April 6, 2006. It began as a tropical low, moving erratically in the Indian Ocean before strengthening into a Category 1 storm on April 5. The cyclone also began moving in a southwesterly direction...
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Namibia
Published April 6, 2006
The Skeleton Coast of Namibia is featured in this image acquired on April 4, 2006. The Skeleton Coast is considered to be one of the most desolate and remote regions in the world. It takes its name from the numerous shipwrecks that...
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