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Images on Wikimedia Commons from the Website of NASA Earth Observatory
2024
[edit]January
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Jan 6: Surface temperatures on Jan 3 in Scandinavia
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Jan 9 (1): River Trent in the UK on Jan. 5 2022
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Jan 9 (2): River Trent in the UK on Jan. 4 204 during floods
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Jan 10 (1): Fog over the Nile River Delta on Jan. 7 2024
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Jan 10 (2): Fog over the Nile River Delta on Jan. 7 2024
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Jan 18 (1/2): Air temperatues on January 15, 2024 in the US
February
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Feb 3 (1): Wildfires in South Africa on January 31, 2024
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Feb 3 (2): Wildfires in South Africa on January 31, 2024
March
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March 5 (1): Carbon dioxide emissions visualized for Febraury 2021
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March 5 (3): Global Carbon Budget 2023
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March 15 (1): Antarctic sea ice extent on February 20 (annual minimum)
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March 15 (2): Antarctic sea ice extent over 2024 up to March 6
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March 18: Great Barrier Reef sea surface temperature anomalies on March 4
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March 19: Change in number of rainy days per year (1980-2016) in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans
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March 27: Maximum air temperatures during heat wave in East Africa on March 18
2023
[edit]NASA Earth Observatory 2023 - Image of the Day
2022
[edit]December
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Dec 14 (1): Drought at the Horn of Africa March - September 2022
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Dec 14 (2): Drought at the Horn of Africa October - December 2022
September
[edit]August
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Aug 17 (1): Map of rainfall accumulation for March - May 2022 at the Horn of Africa shows severe drought.
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Aug 17 (2): Drought at the Horn of Africa: Root zone soil moisture August 2020 - December 2022
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Aug 17 (3): Drought at the Horn of Africa: Surface soil moisture August 2020 - December 2022
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Aug 17 (4): Food insecurity at the Horn of Africa for June - September 2022
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Aug 17 (5): Food insecurity at the Horn of Africa for June - September 2022
July
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Jul 9 (1): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
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Jul 9 (2): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
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Jul 9 (3): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
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Jul 9 (4): Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic on March 28, 2021
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Jul 15: Air temperatures
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Jul 29: Tracking Deluge and Drought through Soil Moisture
April
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Apr 15: Tawi-Tawi Islands
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Apr 26
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Apr 29: Heatwave in India
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Apr 30: Category:Geiyo Islands in Japan
March
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Mar 22: Crop Expansion Accelerates in Africa
February
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Feb 2 (1): Cyclone Batsirai near Madagascar on February 2, 2022
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Feb 2 (2)
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Feb 5 (1): Cyclone Batsirai near Madagascar in the late morning on February 4, 2022
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Feb 5 (2)
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Feb 5 (3): Total precipitable water vapor in the atmosphere at noon East Africa Time on February 4, 2022
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Feb 5 (4)
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Feb 6 (1): Maiao Atoll, Polynesia on July 3, 2021
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Feb 6 (2)
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Feb 11 (1): Cyclone Batsirai floods Madagascar
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Feb 11 (2): Cyclone Batsirai floods Madagascar on 10 February 2022
January
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Jan 19 (1): Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai before and after the eruption
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Jan 19 (2): Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai before and after the eruption
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Jan 19 (3): Vulcanic ash in the atmosphere after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption
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Jan 24 (1): The recently formed Tongan volcanic island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, as it looked in April 2021
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Jan 24 (2): The recently formed Tongan island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai was destroyed by powerful volcanic eruptions in mid-January 2022, leaving two small remnants separated by the sea
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Jan 24 (3): Hunga Tonga on October 11, 2019
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Jan 24 (4): Volcanic ash plume on January 16, 2022 due to eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai
2021
[edit]December
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Dec 1 (1/2): Tidal Vortices in the Sea of Okhotsk
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Dec 1 (2/2): Tidal Vortices in the Sea of Okhotsk
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Dec 25: Seeing Suomi
November
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Nov 14 (1): Isles of Scilly on June 8, 2021
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Nov 14 (2): Isles of Scilly on June 8, 2021
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Nov 26 (1): Plymouth, UK on June 8, 2021
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Nov 23 (1): Daintree Rainforest on September 5, 2019
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Nov 23 (2): Daintree Rainforest on September 5, 2019
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Nov 26 (2): Plymouth, UK on June 8, 2021
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Nov 26 (3): Plymouth, Massachussetts on June 18, 2021
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Nov 26 (4): Plymouth, Massachussetts on June 18, 2021
August
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Aug 2 (1): Drought in Madagascar July 25, 2020 - July 24, 2021
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Aug 2 (2): Drought in Madagascar July 25, 2020 - July 24, 2021
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Aug 4 (5): Feuer in der Türkei, 2. August 2021, Satellitenbild, NASA
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Aug 4 (6): Feuer in der Türkei, 2. August 2021, Satellitenbild, NASA
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Aug 5 (1): Bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in the Gulf of Oman, May 3, 2019
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Aug 5 (2): Bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in the Gulf of Oman, May 3, 2019
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Aug 7 (1): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
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Aug 7 (2): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
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Aug 7 (3): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
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Aug 7 (4): Dixie Fire in California on August 4, 2021
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Aug 7 (5): Wildfires in western U.S. on August 6, 2021
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Aug 7 (6): Wildfires in western U.S. on August 6, 2021
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Aug 8 (1): The Valley of Fire, Nevada, February 25, 2020
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Aug 8 (2): The Valley of Fire, Nevada, February 25, 2020
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Aug 12 (1): False color image of wildfire in Euboea, Greece, August 10, 2021
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Aug 12 (2): False color image of wildfire in Euboea, Greece, August 10, 2021
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Aug 12 (3): Wildfires in Greece on August 10, 2021
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Aug 12 (4): Wildfires in Greece on August 10, 2021
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Aug 12 (5): Wildfire in Greece on August 8, 2021
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Aug 12 (6): Wildfire in Greece on August 8, 2021
July
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Jul 1 (1): 2021 heat wave in Siberia
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Jul 1 (2): Ice Extent in the Laptev Sea during 2021 heat wave in Siberia
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Jul 2 (1): Wildfires in British Columbia on June 30, 2021
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Jul 2 (2): Wildfires in British Columbia on June 30, 2021
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Jul 3 (1): Fagradalsfjall eruption March 29 - June 26, 2021
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Jul 4 (1): Washington D.C. on March 3, 2021 as seen from ISS
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Jul 4 (2): Washington D.C. on March 3, 2021 as seen from ISS
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Jul 6 (1): Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains on March 10, 2021
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Jul 6 (2): Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains on March 10, 2021
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Jul 7 (1): Smoke from wildfire in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on July 5, 2021
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Jul 7 (2): Smoke from wildfire in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on July 5, 2021
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Jul 7 (3): Siberia wildfires 2021
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Jul 7 (4): Siberia wildfires 2021
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Jul 7 (5): Siberia wildfires west of Penzhina Bay on July 4, 2021.
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Jul 7 (6): Siberia wildfires west of Penzhina Bay on July 4, 2021.
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Jul 25 (1): Phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea, July 15, 2021.
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Jul 25 (2): Phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea, July 15, 2021.
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Jul 28 (2): False-color satellite image of before the 2021 Henan floods, July 20, 2021
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Jul 28 (4): False-color satellite image of the 2021 Henan floods, July 26, 2021
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Jul 28 (5): Taifun In-fa over China, July 27, 2021
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Jul 31 (1): Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
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Jul 31 (2): Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
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Jul 31 (3): False-color image of Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
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Jul 31 (4): False-color image of Dixie Fire in California on July 29, 2021
June
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Jun 5 (1): Lake Bangweulu and wetlands in Zambia on May 15, 2020
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Jun 5 (2): Lake Bangweulu and wetlands in Zambia on May 15, 2020
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Jun 24 (1): Land Surface Temperature Anomaly March 19 - June 20 during 2020 heat wave in Siberia
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Jun 24 (2): Land Surface Temperature Anomaly March 19 - June 20 during 2020 heat wave in Siberia
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Jun 30 (1): Mistastin Lake on September 11, 2017
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Jun 30 (2): Mistastin Lake on September 11, 2017
May
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Lava Flows From Fagradalsfjall, May 9, 2021
April
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Apr 26 (1): Wildfires in China and Russia on April 21, 2021
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Apr 26 (2): Wildfires in China and Russia on April 21, 2021
March
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Mar 22 (1): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (2): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (3): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (4): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (5): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (6): Population without electricity access in 2018 (per km²)
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Mar 22 (7): Sub-Saharan Africa: Provincial changes in electrification: 2014 - 2019
2020
[edit]March
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Mar 29 (1): Himalaya on December 16, 2019
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Mar 29 (2): Himalaya on December 16, 2019
February
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Feb 06 (1): Thwaites glacier, December 2, 2001
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Feb 06 (2): Thwaites glacier, December 28, 2019
January
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Jan 22 (1): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on December 11, 2019
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Jan 22 (2): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on December 11, 2019
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Jan 22 (3): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on January 17, 2020
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Jan 22 (4): Etosha Pan in northern Namibia on January 17, 2020.
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2019
[edit]December
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Dec 31 (1): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018
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Dec 31 (2): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018
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Dec 31 (3): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
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Dec 31 (4): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
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Dec 31 (5): Lake Kariba 2018 vs. 2019
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Dec 31 (6): Lake Kariba on December 23, 2019
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Dec 31 (7): Lake Kariba on December 4, 2018
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Dec 31 (8): Lake Kariba
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Dec 31 (9): Lake Kariba on November 28, 2019
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Dec 31 (10): Lake Kariba on November 25, 2018
November
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Nov 20 (1): Radar image of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai on October 7, 2019
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Nov 20 (2): Ship at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai on October 7, 2019
September
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Sep 25 (1): Cyclone Hikaa makes landfall at Oman on September 24, 2019
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Sep 25 (2): Cyclone Hikaa makes landfall at Oman on September 24, 2019
July
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Jul 22 (1): Kobus megaceros (antelope species) distribution map for 2015 and projection for 2070
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Jul 22 (2): Oreophryne monticola (amphibian species) distribution map for 2015 and projected for 2070
June
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Jun 29 (1): Air temperatures in Europe on June 27, 2019
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Jun 25 (1): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
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Jun 25 (2): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
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Jun 25 (3): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
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Jun 25 (4): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
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Jun 25 (5): Volcanic eruoption of Raikoke on the Kamchatka Peninsula on June 22, 2019
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Jun 13 (1): 2019 heat wave in India and Pakistan - temperatures on June 10
March
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Mar 21 (1): Soil moisture anomaly for February 2019
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Mar 21 (2): NDVI anomaly for February 21 - 28, 2019
2018
[edit]July
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Jul 17 (1): Theewaterskloof Reservoir in South Africa July 1, 2015 - July 9, 2018
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Jul 17 (2): Theewaterskloof Reservoir 2017 vs. 2018
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Jul 17 (3): Theewaterskloof Reservoir July 22, 2017
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Jul 17 (4): Theewaterskloof Reservoir July 9, 2018
2017
[edit]March
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Mar 14 (1): Afforestation in South Africa
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Mar 14 (2): Afforestation in South Africa
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Mar 14 (3): Afforestation in South Africa
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Mar 14 (4): Afforestation in South Africa
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Mar 8 (1): Map of tree heights in Africa for 2011 - 2014
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Mar 8 (2): Map of tree heights in Africa for 2011 - 2014
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Mar 8 (3): Map of tree heights at Nyungwe Forest National Park and Lake Kivu in Rwanda for 2011-2014
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Mar 8 (4): Map of tree heights in Gabon with deforested patches for 2011-2014
2016
[edit]September
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Sep 6 (1): 2015 annual rain in Africa
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Sep 6 (2): Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
2015
[edit]July
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Jul 28 (1): Change in Fire Season Length (days per year) from 1979 - 2013
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Jul 28 (2): Change in Frequency of Long Fire Weather Seasons (%) from 1979 - 2013
2013
[edit]August
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Aug 26 (1): Great Sandy Strait, Australia
February
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Feb 16 (1): Danube Delta on February 5, 2013
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Feb 16 (2): Danube Delta on February 5, 2013
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Sep 17 (1): Confluence of Rio Negro and Amazon River on June 17, 2012
2009
[edit]June
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Jun 9 (2): Gishwati Forest in Rwanda on July 19, 1986
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Jun 9 (4): Gishwati Forest in Rwanda on December 11, 2001
2006
[edit]December
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Dec 23 (1): Southwest of Rwanda with Lake Kivu and Nyungwe Forest National Park
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Dec 23 (2): Southwest of Rwanda with Lake Kivu and Nyungwe Forest National Park
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[edit]April
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Apr 12: Betsiboka Estuary in Madagascar
2003
[edit]July
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Jul 12 (1): Deforestation in Madagascar
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Jul 12 (2): Deforestation in Madagascar