[nh-announce] 8 May 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA'S SUMMIT

    * Sulfur Dioxide Leaks from Kilauea (Image from May 5, 2018; Posted May 8, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 4 May 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

ERUPTION AT KILAUEA
Kilauea, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, erupted on May 3, 2018. Shortly thereafter, satellites began acquiring imagery and data.

    * Sulfur Spews from Kilauea (Image from May 3, 2018; Posted May 4, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 3 May 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TINDER FIRE
An abandoned campfire turned into a raging wildfire that razed more than two dozen homes.

    * Tinder Fire (Image from Apr 29, 2018; Posted May 2, 2018)
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-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

GREENING IN THE SOUTHEAST
Spring greening has transformed the landscape of the eastern United States.

    * Spring Greening in the Southeast (Image from Apr 30, 2018; Posted May 2, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 30 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

DUST STORM IN SAUDI ARABIA
Dust swept across the Arabian Peninsula in April 2018.

    * Dust Storm in Saudi Arabia (Image from Apr 23, 2018; Posted Apr 26, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 23 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

LATE SPRING SNOW IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
An April storm dropped record amounts of snow in some cities.

    * Late Spring Snow in the Upper Midwest (Image from Apr 19, 2018; Posted Apr 20, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 20 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

HURRICANE IRMA

    * NASA Mapping Hurricane Damage to Everglades (Image from Dec 1, 2017; Posted Apr 19, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 16 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

FIRES IN OKLAHOMA
Persistent drought, high temperatures, and strong winds came together to produce what forecasters called "historic fire danger" in parts of western Oklahoma.

    * Fires Rage in Oklahoma (Image from Apr 13, 2018; Posted Apr 13, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 13 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

ACTIVITY AT AOBA VOLCANO
The volcano on Ambae Island in Vanuatu became increasingly active in mid-March 2018.

    * Activity at Aoba Volcano (Image from Apr 11, 2018; Posted Apr 12, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 11 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TROPICAL CYCLONE KENI
The second tropical cyclone to hit Fiji in April 2018 delivered more flooding to the island group.

    * Tropical Cyclone Keni (Image from Apr 10, 2018; Posted Apr 11, 2018)
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-- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

FLOODING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S.
In late February 2018, heavy rains caused damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

    * Coloring Lake Pontchartrain (Image from Mar 3, 2018; Posted Apr 10, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 6 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

SPRING FIRES IN RUSSIA
After the winter snow melts, people often burn grasslands and croplands.

    * Forest Fires in Russia's Far East (Image from Apr 4, 2018; Posted Apr 7, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 2 April 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 2 new images) --

INTENSE SAHARAN DUST EVENTS
In March 2018, strong winds carried massive plumes of desert dust into Europe and Central Asia, as well as over the Atlantic Ocean.

    * Vast Dust Storms in the Sahara (Image from Mar 21, 2018; Posted Apr 1, 2018)
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    * Bits of the Sahara on the Move (Image from Mar 25, 2018; Posted Mar 31, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 22 March 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TROPICAL CYCLONE MARCUS
In mid-March 2018, satellites observed the strongest storm of the Australian cyclone season.

    * Cyclone Marcus (Image from Mar 21, 2018; Posted Mar 21, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 16 March 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TROPICAL STORM ELIAKIM
The storm reached northern Madagascar in mid-March 2018.

    * Tropical Storm Eliakim (Image from Mar 15, 2018; Posted Mar 15, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 12 March 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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FLOODING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S.
In late February 2018, heavy rains caused damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

    * Sediment Plume off the Louisiana Coast (Image from Mar 4, 2018; Posted Mar 9, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 7 March 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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ERUPTION OF SHINMOEDAKE
In early March satellites acquired imagery of an ash plume rising from Shinmoedake on Japan's Kyushu Island.

    * Shinmoedake Erupts (Image from Mar 6, 2018; Posted Mar 6, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 27 February 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

FLOODING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S.
In late February 2018, heavy rains gave rise to damaging floods along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

    * Flooding in the Central and Southern U.S. (Image from Feb 26, 2018; Posted Feb 27, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 21 February 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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ERUPTION OF SINABUNG VOLCANO, INDONESIA
Until 2010, Indonesia's Sinabung volcano was dormant, with no confirmed eruptions in the historical record. The volcano has since erupted violently in 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2108.

    * Violent Blast from Sinabung (Image from Feb 19, 2018; Posted Feb 21, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 19 February 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TROPICAL CYCLONE GITA
Samoa, Tonga, and other South Pacific islands were battered in February 2018 by the storm.

    * Gita Batters the South Pacific (Image from Feb 16, 2018; Posted Feb 16, 2018)
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-- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

    * Icy Lake Erie (Image from Feb 14, 2018; Posted Feb 18, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 16 February 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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    * Icy Lake Erie (Image from Feb 14, 2018; Posted Feb 15, 2018)
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[nh-announce] 12 February 2018 -- Natural Hazards Updates

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-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) --

TROPICAL CYCLONE GITA
The Samoan Islands and Tonga were in the cross hairs of this powerful storm.

    * Tropical Cyclone Gita Slams Tonga (Image from Feb 12, 2018; Posted Feb 12, 2018)
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