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Fires

Fires in Central Chile January 21, 2009 Fires in Central Chile (1 image)

More Fires

January 30, 2009 Fires in Southeast Australia January 11, 2009 Fires in Ghana December 29, 2008 Fires in Western Africa

Severe Storms

Cyclone Gael February 5, 2009 Cyclone Gael (2 images)

More Severe Storms

January 27, 2009 Cyclone Ellie February 4, 2009 Snowy England February 1, 2009 Ice Storm Hits the United States

Dust, Smoke, and Haze

Dust Plumes over the Gulf of Oman February 5, 2009 Dust Plumes over the Gulf of Oman (1 image)

More Dust, Smoke, and Haze

February 3, 2009 Dust Plume off Libya January 23, 2009 Dust Plume off Argentina January 23, 2009 Dust Plume off Egypt

Floods

Torrential Rains flood Australia December 24, 2008 Torrential Rains flood Australia (2 images)

More Floods

December 27, 2008 Floods in Sumatra, Indonesia November 22, 2008 Floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil November 18, 2008 Floods in Ethiopia

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Ash Plume from Klyuchevskaya Volcano January 29, 2009 Ash Plume from Klyuchevskaya Volcano (1 image)

More Volcanoes and Earthquakes

January 19, 2009 Continuing Activity at Chaiten Volcano January 9, 2009 6.1 Earthquake in Costa Rica January 3, 2009 Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia

Crops and Drought

Poor Harvest in Kenya January 1, 2009 Poor Harvest in Kenya (1 image)

More Crops and Drought

October 1, 2008 Locusts in Australia September 29, 2008 Drought in Eastern Ethiopia September 3, 2008 Tropical Storm Josephine

Unique Imagery

 Exceptional Australian Heat Wave January 25, 2009 Exceptional Australian Heat Wave (1 image)

More Unique Imagery

December 22, 2008 Coal Ash Spill, Tennessee December 9, 2008 Low Clouds over Central China November 15, 2008 Plankton Bloom Surrounds Chatham…