[nh-announce] 6 September 2017 -- Natural Hazards Updates

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.

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-- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) --

FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES

Smoky fires plagued the western U.S. and Canada in the summer of 2017.

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90899&src=nha 

  *** Image from Sep 04, 2017 (Posted on Sep 06, 2017 12:00 AM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90907&src=nha 

  *** Image from Sep 04, 2017 (Posted on Sep 05, 2017 4:33 PM)

-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 6 new images) --

HURRICANE IRMA

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season continued, as Irma formed in the eastern Atlantic and strengthened east of the Caribbean.

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90912&src=nha 

  *** Image from Sep 06, 2017 (Posted on Sep 06, 2017 1:03 PM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90901&src=nha 

  *** Image from Sep 05, 2017 (Posted on Sep 05, 2017 1:35 PM)

HURRICANE HARVEY

Tropical Storm Harvey rapidly intensified into a category four hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2017. It made landfall in Texas and dumped record-setting amounts of rain for six days, leading to devastating floods.

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90883&src=nha 

  *** Image from Aug 30, 2017 (Posted on Sep 03, 2017 12:00 AM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90873&src=nha 

  *** Image from Aug 31, 2017 (Posted on Sep 02, 2017 12:00 AM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90870&src=nha 

  *** Image from Aug 30, 2017 (Posted on Aug 31, 2017 4:42 PM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90866&src=nha 

  *** Image from Aug 31, 2017 (Posted on Aug 31, 2017 4:25 PM)

 * https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=90864&src=nha 

  *** Image from Aug 27, 2017 (Posted on Aug 31, 2017 12:00 AM)

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