Monday, November 9, 2009

EarthObservatory.NASA.gov | Newest - November 9, 2009

FIRES IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Multiple fires burned along the coast of Queensland, Australia, in late October 2009 and into November.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40988&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 03, 2009 (Posted on Nov 04, 2009 12:51 PM)

OIL FIRE IN INDIA
An intense fire broke out at an oil depot in western India on October 29, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40986&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 02, 2009 (Posted on Nov 04, 2009 12:02 PM)

TROPICAL STORM IDA
Late in the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ida soaked Central America in the first week of November 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41158&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 07, 2009 (Posted on Nov 09, 2009 1:54 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41153&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 08, 2009 (Posted on Nov 09, 2009 10:18 AM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41013&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 05, 2009 (Posted on Nov 05, 2009 3:35 PM)

TROPICAL STORM MIRINAE
Tropical Storm 23 strengthened to a named storm, Mininae, in late October 2009. Initially located northwest of Guam, the storm strengthened into a typhoon and headed toward the Philippines.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40984&src=nha
*** (QuikSCAT) image from Nov 01, 2009 (Posted on Nov 03, 2009 5:31 PM)

OCTOBER SNOW IN COLORADO
A large storm blanketed Denver with heavy snow in late October 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40977&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 31, 2009 (Posted on Nov 02, 2009 2:18 PM)

DUST OVER THE ARABIAN SEA
Winter winds blew dust from southwest Asia over the Arabian Sea in November 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41155&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 09, 2009 (Posted on Nov 09, 2009 1:51 PM)

HAZE OVER CHINA
Thick haze covered eastern China on October 28, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41101&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 06, 2009 (Posted on Nov 06, 2009 4:11 PM)

ARGENTINA DUST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
A plume of dust from the agricultural grasslands of Argentina blew over the South Atlantic Ocean on November 5, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41046&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 05, 2009 (Posted on Nov 06, 2009 3:02 PM)

HAZE OVER INDIA
Haze built over the Ganges Plain along the front of the Himalaya Mountains in late October 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41004&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 05, 2009 (Posted on Nov 05, 2009 11:26 AM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41000&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 04, 2009 (Posted on Nov 04, 2009 5:16 PM)

EGYPTIAN DUST STORM
Saharan dust blew north over the Mediterranean Sea on November 4, 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40990&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 04, 2009 (Posted on Nov 04, 2009 2:09 PM)

FLOODING ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER
Heavy rains caused flooding in southern and western Illinois in late October and early November 2009.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41006&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 04, 2009 (Posted on Nov 05, 2009 12:50 PM)

FLOODING IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
At the end of October 2009, a slow-moving storm dropped 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters) of rain on Arkansas, just west of the Mississippi River.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40993&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 01, 2009 (Posted on Nov 04, 2009 4:08 PM)

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA
Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, continues producing lava and volcanic plumes after more than 25 years of activity.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41011&src=nha
*** ALI(EO-1) image from Nov 02, 2009 (Posted on Nov 05, 2009 1:37 PM)