[nh-announce] 2 October 2017 -- Natural Hazards Updates

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days.
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-- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

AUSTRALIAN WINTER DROUGHT AND RECORD TEMPERATURES
Persistent high-pressure systems led to a cloud-scare winter with hot
days, cold nights, and little rain.

  * Southern Lights near the Great Australian Bight (Image from Aug 19,
2017; Posted Oct 2, 2017)

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91062&src=nha


-- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

RIFT AND CALVING AT LARSEN ICE SHELF
Scientists observed the cracking and rifting of a Delaware-sized piece of
an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula.

  * A-68 Adrift (Image from Sep 16, 2017; Posted Sep 30, 2017)

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91052&src=nha


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