FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August and early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40118&src=nha
*** ASTER(Terra) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 08, 2009 2:41 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40115&src=nha
*** MISR(Terra) image from Aug 30, 2009 (Posted on Sep 08, 2009 2:27 PM)
TROPICAL STORM MUJIGAE
Tropical Storm Mujigae traveled westward between the Philippines and Vietnam in early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40161&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 09, 2009 (Posted on Sep 11, 2009 8:39 AM)
TROPICAL STORM LINDA
Tropical Storm Linda traveled north-northwestward over the Pacific Ocean in early September 2009. As of September 11, the storm was expected to weaken as it traveled over cool waters.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40158&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 10, 2009 (Posted on Sep 11, 2009 7:53 AM)
HURRICANE FRED
Hurricane Fred traveled northwestward across the Atlantic Ocean in early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40156&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 09, 2009 (Posted on Sep 10, 2009 3:51 PM)
HEAVY RAIN IN ISTANBUL
The worst rain in 80 years struck northwestern Turkey, including the city of Istanbul, in early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40152&src=nha
*** (TRMM) image from Sep 02, 2009 (Posted on Sep 10, 2009 3:30 PM)
HURRICANE FRED
Hurricane Fred traveled northwestward across the Atlantic Ocean in early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40143&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 09, 2009 (Posted on Sep 09, 2009 3:24 PM)
TROPICAL STORM DUJUAN
Tropical Storm Dujuan formed over the western Pacific Ocean in early September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40132&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Sep 08, 2009 (Posted on Sep 09, 2009 10:19 AM)
FIRES AND SMOKE IN BORNEO
Thick smoke covered much of Borneo in September 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40135&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 09, 2009 1:44 PM)
FLOODS ACROSS THE WESTERN SAHEL
In late August and early September 2009, widespread flooding occurred throughout western North Africa along the western expanse of the Sahel.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40127&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 08, 2009 (Posted on Sep 08, 2009 4:53 PM)
PLUME FROM RABAUL VOLCANO
Rabaul Volcano on the northeastern end of New Britain released plumes of volcanic ash and/or steam in early April 2009. The volcano continued low-level eruptive activity for months afterward.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40150&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 10, 2009 (Posted on Sep 10, 2009 1:02 PM)
OIL SLICK IN THE TIMOR SEA
An oil rig in the Timor Sea began leaking oil and gas on August 21, 2009, and fuel continued to spill into the sea in the first week of September.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40123&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 03, 2009 (Posted on Sep 08, 2009 3:06 PM)
