The following sections were updated since 24 June 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14906 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 24 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 8:28AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14907 *** (IKONOS) image from Jun 20 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 10:56AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14905 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 24 2008 8:39AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON FENGSHEN Typhoon Fengshen formed on June 19 in the Western Pacific and moved northwest across the Philippines over the next week, fluctuating between Category 1 and 2 intensity. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14908 *** (TRMM) image from Jun 25 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 1:49PM) The following sections were updated since 25 June 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14909 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 25 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 9:23AM)

The following sections were updated since 26 June 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14912 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 26 2008 (Posted on Jun 27 2008 8:49AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14911 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 3:30PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14910 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 3:28PM) The following sections were updated since 27 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN AFGHANISTAN On June 27, 2008, a dust storm formed over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14915 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 27 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 1:39PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. This recent image shows fires in the Amur, Sakha, and and Khabarovsk Provinces on June 30. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14914 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 12:14PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14913 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 7:55AM) The following sections were updated since 23 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN AFGHANISTAN On June 27, 2008, a dust storm formed over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14915 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 27 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 1:39PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 6 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. This recent image shows fires in the Amur, Sakha, and and Khabarovsk Provinces on June 30. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14914 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 12:14PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14913 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 7:55AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14912 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 26 2008 (Posted on Jun 27 2008 8:49AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14909 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 25 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 9:23AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14906 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 24 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 8:28AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14904 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 23 2008 (Posted on Jun 24 2008 9:35AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 4 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14911 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 3:30PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14910 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 3:28PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14907 *** (IKONOS) image from Jun 20 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 10:56AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14905 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 22 2008 (Posted on Jun 24 2008 8:39AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON FENGSHEN Typhoon Fengshen formed on June 19 in the Western Pacific and moved northwest across the Philippines over the next week, fluctuating between Category 1 and 2 intensity. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14908 *** (TRMM) image from Jun 25 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 1:49PM) The following sections were updated since 30 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN AFGHANISTAN In late June 2008, a dust storm formed over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14916 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 3:59PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14918 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jul 01 2008 7:48AM) The following sections were updated since 01 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A dust storm blew through Iraq and Iran, and over the Persian Gulf in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14924 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 1:46PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14919 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01 2008 (Posted on Jul 01 2008 11:21AM) -- FIRE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL CANADA Thick smoke poured from fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in late June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14923 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 1:43PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14922 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 1:25PM) FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. A huge river of smoke spread south and east from the fires on July 2. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14920 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 10:54AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORMS BORIS AND CHRISTINA Tropical Storms Boris and Christina appeared together in the Eastern Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers off the Mexican Coast on June 28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14917 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 11:18AM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MELT SEASON ALONG THE GREENLAND WEST COAST In late June 2008, melt season had begun along the west coast of Greenland. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14921 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 11:45AM) The following sections were updated since 02 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14925 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 10:48AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CHAITEN VOLCANO ERUPTS Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. Several weeks later, the volcano remained active. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14927 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 1:10PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON MOUNT ETNA Mount Etna released plumes of ash and steam in late June and early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14926 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 3:15PM)

The following sections were updated since 04 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE RED SEA A dust storm blew off the coast of Sudan and over the Red Sea in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14930 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 1:53PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14929 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 1:25PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first week of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14928 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 10:04AM) The following sections were updated since 30 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (3 updated events, 5 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE RED SEA A dust storm blew off the coast of Sudan and over the Red Sea in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14930 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 1:53PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14929 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 1:25PM) DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A dust storm blew through Iraq and Iran, and over the Persian Gulf in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14924 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 10:56AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14919 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01 2008 (Posted on Jul 01 2008 11:21AM) DUST STORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN AFGHANISTAN In late June 2008, a dust storm formed over Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14916 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 11:17AM) -- FIRE (3 updated events, 6 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first week of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14928 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 10:04AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14925 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 10:48AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14922 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 10:53AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14918 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jul 01 2008 7:48AM) FIRES IN CENTRAL CANADA Thick smoke poured from fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in late June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14923 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 30 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 1:43PM) FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. A huge river of smoke spread south and east from the fires on July 2. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14920 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 02 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 10:54AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORMS BORIS AND CHRISTINA Tropical Storms Boris and Christina appeared together in the Eastern Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers off the Mexican Coast on June 28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14917 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28 2008 (Posted on Jun 30 2008 11:18AM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MELT SEASON ALONG THE GREENLAND WEST COAST In late June 2008, melt season had begun along the west coast of Greenland. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14921 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 02 2008 10:51AM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON MOUNT ETNA Mount Etna released plumes of ash and steam in late June and early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14926 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 3:15PM) CHAITEN VOLCANO ERUPTS Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. Several weeks later, the volcano remained active. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14927 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01 2008 (Posted on Jul 03 2008 10:09AM)

The following sections were updated since 07 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FOREST FIRE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY A deadly forest fire in southern Turkey spread thick smoke across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14933 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 08 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 9:06AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14932 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 4:02PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE BERTHA Bertha was the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14935 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 07 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 1:43PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14934 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 03 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 1:51PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON RABAUL VOLCANO, NEW BRITAIN In early July 2008, Rabaul Volcano on the northeastern tip of New Britain released a plume. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14931 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 03 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 3:36PM) The following sections were updated since 08 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first week of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14937 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 2:23PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14936 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 2:19PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ALGAE ALONG THE COAST OF CHINA Weeks ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chinese authorities battled an algal bloom that threatened sailing competitions. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14938 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 3:28PM)

The following sections were updated since 09 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14943 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 12:04PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14942 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 1:56PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14941 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 09 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 10:58AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE BERTHA Bertha was the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14939 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 09 2008 (Posted on Jul 09 2008 5:05PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island released a volcanic plume in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14940 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 07 2008 (Posted on Jul 09 2008 3:31PM)

The following sections were updated since 10 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14944 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 10 2008 (Posted on Jul 11 2008 9:26AM) The following sections were updated since 11 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER CHILE AND ARGENTINA A dust storm arose from the dry salt lakes along the Chile-Argentina border in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14946 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 1:04PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14945 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 9:07AM) The following sections were updated since 07 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER CHILE AND ARGENTINA A dust storm arose from the dry salt lakes along the Chile-Argentina border in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14946 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 1:04PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 8 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14945 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 9:07AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14944 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 10 2008 (Posted on Jul 11 2008 9:26AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14943 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 12:04PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14942 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 9:46AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14941 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 09 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 10:58AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14937 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 9:36AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14936 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 2:19PM) FOREST FIRE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY A deadly forest fire in southern Turkey spread thick smoke across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14933 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 08 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 9:06AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14932 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jun 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 4:02PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- HURRICANE BERTHA Bertha was the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14939 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 09 2008 (Posted on Jul 09 2008 9:42AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14935 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 07 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 1:43PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14934 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 03 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 1:51PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ALGAE ALONG THE COAST OF CHINA Weeks ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chinese authorities battled an algal bloom that threatened sailing competitions. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14938 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 9:38AM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- PLUME FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island released a volcanic plume in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14940 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 07 2008 (Posted on Jul 09 2008 9:44AM) ACTIVITY ON RABAUL VOLCANO, NEW BRITAIN In early July 2008, Rabaul Volcano on the northeastern tip of New Britain released a plume. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14931 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 03 2008 (Posted on Jul 07 2008 3:36PM) The following sections were updated since 14 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14951 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 10 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 10:34AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14950 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:35AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON FENGSHEN FLOODS THE PHILIPPINES A dam of water lilies triggered floods on the Rio Grande de Mindanao in the southern Philippines as heavy rain from Typhoon Fengshen drained through the river system. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14947 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:40AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- HURRICANE BERTHA Bertha was the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14953 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 12:11PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14952 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 14 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 12:18PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14948 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:49AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14949 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:48AM)

The following sections were updated since 16 July 2008. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY Hundreds of fires, probably related to land clearing or agriculture, burned in Argentina and Paraguay in mid-July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14957 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 16 2008 (Posted on Jul 17 2008 12:50PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14954 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 15 2008 (Posted on Jul 16 2008 10:28AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON KALMAEGI Typhoon Kalmaegi was grazing the Pacific-facing coast of Taiwan in the morning hours of July 17, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14955 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 17 2008 12:12PM) The following sections were updated since 17 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. A huge river of smoke spread south and east from the fires on July 2. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14958 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 11:14AM)

The following sections were updated since 18 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in mid-July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14962 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 12:19PM) -- STORM (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE ELIDA Hurricane Elida formed in the Eastern Pacific ocean off the Central American coast on July 12, 2008. As is the case with most storm systems that form in this region, it traveled westward, pulling away from the coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14959 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 12:16PM) TYPHOON KALMAEGI Typhoon Kalmaegi was grazing the Pacific-facing coast of Taiwan in the morning hours of July 17, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14960 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 19 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 5:56PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CHAITEN VOLCANO ERUPTS Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. More than two months later, the volcano remained active. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14963 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 1:33PM) The following sections were updated since 14 July 2008. -- FIRE (3 updated events, 6 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in mid-July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14962 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 12:19PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14954 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 15 2008 (Posted on Jul 16 2008 8:46AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14951 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 10 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 10:34AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14950 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:35AM) FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Russia in mid- to late June 2008. A huge river of smoke spread south and east from the fires on July 2. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14958 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 3:44PM) FIRES IN ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY Hundreds of fires, probably related to land clearing or agriculture, burned in Argentina and Paraguay in mid-July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14957 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 16 2008 (Posted on Jul 17 2008 12:50PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON FENGSHEN FLOODS THE PHILIPPINES A dam of water lilies triggered floods on the Rio Grande de Mindanao in the southern Philippines as heavy rain from Typhoon Fengshen drained through the river system. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14947 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 10:40AM) -- STORM (3 updated events, 6 new images) -- HURRICANE ELIDA Hurricane Elida formed in the Eastern Pacific ocean off the Central American coast on July 12, 2008. As is the case with most storm systems that form in this region, it traveled westward, pulling away from the coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14959 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 12:16PM) TYPHOON KALMAEGI Typhoon Kalmaegi was grazing the Pacific-facing coast of Taiwan in the morning hours of July 17, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14960 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 19 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 5:56PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14955 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 17 2008 12:12PM) HURRICANE BERTHA Bertha was the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14953 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 3:12PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14952 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 14 2008 (Posted on Jul 15 2008 1:50PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14948 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 1:52PM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- CHAITEN VOLCANO ERUPTS Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. More than two months later, the volcano remained active. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14963 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 1:33PM) OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14949 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13 2008 (Posted on Jul 14 2008 7:30PM) The following sections were updated since 21 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14964 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 8:54AM) -- STORM (4 updated events, 5 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM DOLLY Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba on July 20, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14969 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 2:02PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14965 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 20 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 12:21PM) TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL Tropical Storm Cristobal was the third named storm in the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14967 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 1:01PM) HURRICANE FAUSTO Hurricane Fausto formed in the Eastern Pacific ocean off Central America on July 16, 2008. Travelling westward over warmer waters, the storm gathered strength, reaching hurricane status by July 18. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14966 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 12:57PM) HURRICANE ELIDA Hurricane Elida formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the Central American coast on July 12, 2008. As is the case with most storm systems that form in this region, it traveled westward, pulling away from the coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14961 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 11:12AM)

The following sections were updated since 22 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in late July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14972 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 12:24PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE DOLLY Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba on July 20, 2008. By July 23, it was a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14970 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 11:33AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14969 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 5:06PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE DOLLY Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba on July 20, 2008. By July 23, it was a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14977 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 1:54PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14974 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 6:18PM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- PLUME FROM RABAUL VOLCANO New Britain's Rabaul Volcano released a plume in late July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14976 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 12:02PM) OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14973 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 1:57PM) The following sections were updated since 24 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in late July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14978 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 24 2008 (Posted on Jul 25 2008 11:24AM) The following sections were updated since 21 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14964 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 21 2008 8:54AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in late July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14978 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 24 2008 (Posted on Jul 25 2008 11:24AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14972 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 12:24PM) -- STORM (4 updated events, 8 new images) -- HURRICANE DOLLY Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Caribbean Sea between Honduras and Cuba on July 20, 2008. By July 23, it was a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14977 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 1:54PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14974 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 6:18PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14970 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 22 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 11:33AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14969 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 5:06PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14965 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 20 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 12:21PM) TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL Tropical Storm Cristobal was the third named storm in the 2008 Atlantic storm season. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14967 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 1:01PM) HURRICANE FAUSTO Hurricane Fausto formed in the Eastern Pacific ocean off Central America on July 16, 2008. Travelling westward over warmer waters, the storm gathered strength, reaching hurricane status by July 18. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14966 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 12:57PM) HURRICANE ELIDA Hurricane Elida formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the Central American coast on July 12, 2008. As is the case with most storm systems that form in this region, it traveled westward, pulling away from the coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14961 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 17 2008 (Posted on Jul 18 2008 11:12AM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- PLUME FROM RABAUL VOLCANO New Britain's Rabaul Volcano released a plume in late July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14976 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 12:02PM) OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14973 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2008 (Posted on Jul 23 2008 1:57PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14968 *** AIRS(Aqua) image from Jul 20 2008 (Posted on Jul 22 2008 2:09PM) The following sections were updated since 28 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A thick band of haze appeared over eastern China in late July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14980 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 3:33PM) -- FIRE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in late July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14985 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 10:35AM) FOREST FIRE SCORCHES ISLAND OF RODOS Over the last weekend of July 2008, a large forest fire on the Greek island Rodos (Rhodes) forced hundreds of tourists to evacuate. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14984 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 9:55AM) FIRES IN CENTRAL CANADA Thick smoke poured from fires in north-central Canada in June and July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14981 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 4:19PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE DOLLY The first land-falling hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season, Hurricane Dolly flooded parts of Texas and Mexico when it came ashore on July 23. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14986 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 12:53PM) -- STORM (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- TYPHOON KALMAEGI Typhoon Kalmaegi was grazing the Pacific-facing coast of Taiwan in the morning hours of July 17, 2008. Heavy rain fell in the storm's path. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14975 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 9:05AM) WINTER CYCLONE LASHES NEW ZEALAND A storm that hit New Zealand in late July 2008 was the most intense sub-tropical cyclone to strike the North Island in a decade, according to local news sources. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14983 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 8:59AM) TYPHOON FUNG-WONG Typhoon Fung-Wong was lashing Taiwan and coastal China with high winds, rain, and storm surge on the morning of July 28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14979 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 10:10AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and steam in late July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14982 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 27 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 8:50AM) The following sections were updated since 29 July 2008. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and steam in late July 2008. On July 28, the volcano's dome partially collapsed, sending an ash column 12 kilometers skyward. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14987 *** MODIS(Terra) image from (Posted on Jul 30 2008 12:18PM) The following sections were updated since 30 July 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN EASTERN EUROPE Heavy rain falling in the Carpathian Mountains pushed rivers in Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova over their banks on July 27-28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14989 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 31 2008 1:02PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14988 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 31 2008 1:06PM)

The following sections were updated since 01 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA Dust plumes hovered over Iraq and Saudi Arabia at the beginning of August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14990 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 01 2008 (Posted on Aug 01 2008 4:39PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14992 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 08 2008 (Posted on Aug 04 2008 9:40AM) FOREST FIRE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY A forest fire raged in southern Turkey in early August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14991 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 03 2008 (Posted on Aug 04 2008 8:27AM) The following sections were updated since 28 July 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST OVER IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA Dust plumes hovered over Iraq and Saudi Arabia at the beginning of August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14990 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 01 2008 (Posted on Aug 01 2008 4:39PM) HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A thick band of haze appeared over eastern China in late July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14980 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 3:33PM) -- FIRE (4 updated events, 5 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14992 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 08 2008 (Posted on Aug 04 2008 9:40AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14985 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 3:33PM) FOREST FIRE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY A forest fire raged in southern Turkey in early August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14991 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 03 2008 (Posted on Aug 04 2008 8:27AM) FOREST FIRE SCORCHES ISLAND OF RODOS Over the last weekend of July 2008, a large forest fire on the Greek island Rodos (Rhodes) forced hundreds of tourists to evacuate. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14984 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 9:55AM) FIRES IN CENTRAL CANADA Thick smoke poured from fires in north-central Canada in June and July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14981 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 4:19PM) -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- FLOODS IN EASTERN EUROPE Heavy rain falling in the Carpathian Mountains pushed rivers in Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova over their banks on July 27-28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14989 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 31 2008 11:07AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14988 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 31 2008 11:06AM) FLOODS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE DOLLY The first land-falling hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season, Hurricane Dolly flooded parts of Texas and Mexico when it came ashore on July 23. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14986 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 29 2008 11:01AM) -- STORM (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- TYPHOON KALMAEGI Typhoon Kalmaegi was grazing the Pacific-facing coast of Taiwan in the morning hours of July 17, 2008. Heavy rain fell in the storm's path. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14975 *** (TRMM) image from Jul 18 2008 (Posted on Jul 24 2008 9:05AM) WINTER CYCLONE LASHES NEW ZEALAND A storm that hit New Zealand in late July 2008 was the most intense sub-tropical cyclone to strike the North Island in a decade, according to local news sources. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14983 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 26 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 8:59AM) TYPHOON FUNG-WONG Typhoon Fung-Wong was lashing Taiwan and coastal China with high winds, rain, and storm surge on the morning of July 28, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14979 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 28 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 10:10AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and steam in late July 2008. On July 28, the volcano's dome partially collapsed, sending an ash column 12 kilometers skyward. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14987 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 29 2008 (Posted on Jul 30 2008 11:03AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14982 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 27 2008 (Posted on Jul 28 2008 8:50AM)

The following sections were updated since 05 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14996 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 5:06PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14993 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 3:23PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. The volcano remained active for weeks afterward. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14995 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 3:41PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14994 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 03 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 3:22PM) The following sections were updated since 06 August 2008. -- STORM (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM KAMMURI Tropical Storm Kammuri formed in the South China Sea in the first week of August 2008 and drenched Guangdong Province, including the city of Hong Kong, on August 6. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15000 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 9:39AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14999 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 9:01AM) TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14997 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 4:39PM)

The following sections were updated since 07 August 2008. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO As summer progressed, the summit crater in Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island continued a pattern of intermittent activity that began in early 2008. On August 7, a plume of ash and gas streamed away from the island. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15001 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 07 2008 (Posted on Aug 08 2008 12:15PM)

The following sections were updated since 08 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15003 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 10 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 9:43AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MONSOON RAINS FLOOD PAKISTAN Unusually intense monsoon rains pounded Pakistan in late July and early August 2008, causing deadly floods. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15002 *** (TRMM) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 08 2008 9:48AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ALEUTIAN ISLANDS' KASATOCHI VOLCANO ERUPTS After earthquakes and other seismic activity starting on August 7, 2008, Kasatochi Volcano began erupting large plumes of ash and gases in subsequent days. Thousands of travelers were stranded when the ash cloud delayed flights into and out of Alaska. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15004 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 08 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 1:59PM) The following sections were updated since 04 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14996 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 9:44AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15003 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 10 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 9:43AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MONSOON RAINS FLOOD PAKISTAN Unusually intense monsoon rains pounded Pakistan in late July and early August 2008, causing deadly floods. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15002 *** (TRMM) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 08 2008 9:48AM) -- STORM (2 updated events, 4 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM KAMMURI Tropical Storm Kammuri formed in the South China Sea in the first week of August 2008 and drenched Guangdong Province, including the city of Hong Kong, on August 6. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15000 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 9:39AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14999 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 9:01AM) TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD By the afternoon of August 4, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard was headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14997 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 4:39PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14993 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 3:23PM) -- VOLCANO (3 updated events, 4 new images) -- ALEUTIAN ISLANDS' KASATOCHI VOLCANO ERUPTS After earthquakes and other seismic activity starting on August 7, 2008, Kasatochi Volcano began erupting large plumes of ash and gases in subsequent days. Thousands of travelers were stranded when the ash cloud delayed flights into and out of Alaska. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15004 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 08 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 1:59PM) PLUME FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO As summer progressed, the summit crater in Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island continued a pattern of intermittent activity that began in early 2008. On August 7, a plume of ash and gas streamed away from the island. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15001 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 07 2008 (Posted on Aug 08 2008 12:15PM) OKMOK VOLCANO ERUPTS Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, released a continuous plume of ash and steam in early July 2008. The volcano remained active for weeks afterward. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14995 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 9:43AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14994 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 03 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 9:42AM) The following sections were updated since 11 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORMS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN On August 10, 2008, dual dust storms filled the skies over northern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, as well as southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15006 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 10 2008 (Posted on Aug 12 2008 11:24AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- ALEUTIAN ISLANDS' KASATOCHI VOLCANO ERUPTS After earthquakes and other seismic activity starting on August 7, 2008, Kasatochi Volcano began erupting large plumes of ash and gases in subsequent days. Thousands of travelers were stranded when the ash cloud delayed flights into and out of Alaska. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15005 *** OMI(Aura) image from Aug 10 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 11:35AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15004 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 08 2008 (Posted on Aug 11 2008 1:59PM)

The following sections were updated since 12 August 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM KAMMURI Tropical Storm Kammuri formed in the South China Sea in the first week of August 2008 and drenched Guangdong Province, including the city of Hong Kong, on August 6. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15007 *** (TRMM) image from Aug 10 2008 (Posted on Aug 13 2008 1:42PM)

4 or 5 days worth here. I have been just going through several days at once, and posting them all in the same post. I skip through the other emails and copy all these into that one time post, so you don't miss a beat! :^) The following sections were updated since 13 August 2008. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- LOCUSTS IN WEST AFRICA Though the locust situation was calm in West Africa at the beginning of August 2008, conditions were ripe for a major outbreak. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14998 *** (SPOT) image from Jul 31 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 10:32AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ALEUTIAN ISLANDS' KASATOCHI VOLCANO ERUPTS After earthquakes and other seismic activity starting on August 7, 2008, Kasatochi Volcano began erupting large plumes of ash and gases in subsequent days. Over the following week, the plume of sulfur dioxide spread across Canada and the Northeast United States. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15008 *** OMI(Aura) image from Aug 12 2008 (Posted on Aug 13 2008 3:51PM) The following sections were updated since 14 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15010 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 14 2008 (Posted on Aug 15 2008 10:50AM) The following sections were updated since 18 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BUSHFIRES IN NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA Numerous large bushfires were burning in the tropical savannas of Arnhem Land, in Northern Territory, Australia, in mid-August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15013 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 17 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 8:57AM) -- STORM (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TYPHOON NURI Typhoon Nuri first formed in the Western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines. As it traveled westward, the storm system reached typhoon status on August 18, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15017 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 19 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 12:00PM) TROPICAL STORM FAY Tropical Storm Fay became the sixth named storm system of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season after forming over the Dominican Republic on August 15. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15016 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 18 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 12:19PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15014 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 18 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 9:20AM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM IN THE BARENTS SEA The waters of the Barents Sea off the northeast coast of Norway were bright with a bloom of phytoplankton on August 12, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15015 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 12 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 9:25AM) The following sections were updated since 19 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15018 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 19 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 12:29PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN IDAHO A handful of wildfires sprang up in Idaho in the third week of August 2008, affecting hundreds of acres in forests and wilderness areas west of the Bitterroot Range Mountains. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15020 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 20 2008 (Posted on Aug 20 2008 9:39AM) -- STORM (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TYPHOON NURI Typhoon Nuri first formed in the Western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines. As it traveled westward, the storm system reached typhoon status on August 18, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15021 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 20 2008 (Posted on Aug 20 2008 12:36PM) TROPICAL STORM FAY Tropical Storm Fay became the sixth named storm system of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season after forming over the Dominican Republic on August 15. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15019 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 19 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 12:34PM)