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JUNE 27, 2022 Natural Events

LATEST IMAGES FROM THE PAST 7 DAYS

Please note: The Earth Observatory has migrated our newsletters to a new platform which is why you are seeing this new appearance.                 Floods Swamp Bangladesh Monsoon rains have overwhelmed villages, inundated crops, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. (Jun 23, 2022)       Catastrophic Flooding in Yellowstone Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park’s gateway communities. (Jun 22, 2022)

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 June 2022)
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Latest Images:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day

* Alaska Ablaze
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149973/?src=eoa-iotd

* Losing a Layer of Protection
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149969/?src=eoa-iotd

* Spotting the Rise of Swine Lagoons
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149961/?src=eoa-iotd

* Half Mountain
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149958/?src=eoa-iotd

* Fire and Ice in Kamchatka
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149966/?src=eoa-iotd

* Tornado Scars Northern Michigan
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149949/?src=eoa-iotd

* A River Routed Under the Mountains
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149941/?src=eoa-iotd

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2022
Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands.

    * A Burst of Saharan Dust (Image from Jun 5, 2022; Posted Jun 6, 2022)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149918/a-burst-of-saharan-dust/?src=nha

2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES
Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions. Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans.

    * Phytoplankton Productivity Down in Gulf of Maine (Image from Jun 5, 2022; Posted Jun 7, 2022)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149915/phytoplankton-productivity-down-in-gulf-of-maine/?src=nha

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 June 2022)
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Latest Images:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day

* Phytoplankton Productivity Down in Gulf of Maine
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149915//?src=eoa-iotd

* A Burst of Saharan Dust
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149918//?src=eoa-iotd

* West Virginia's Dark, Starry Parks
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149904//?src=eoa-iotd

* Winnipeg at Night
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149909//?src=eoa-iotd

* Bristol Abloom
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149912//?src=eoa-iotd

* Melting Glacier Exposes Ichthyosaur Fossils
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149894//?src=eoa-iotd

* Young, Active Bagana Volcano
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149899//?src=eoa-iotd

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The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days.
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EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON
The season lasts from May 15 to November 30. It typically brings 15 named storms, 8 of which become hurricanes.

    * Hurricane Agatha Strikes Mexico (Image from May 30, 2022; Posted May 31, 2022)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149891/hurricane-agatha-strikes-mexico/?src=nha


VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS IN 2022
Volcanic activity can be a hazard to life, but also provides a reminder that our dynamic planet is constantly reshaping itself.

    * Young, Active Bagana Volcano (Image from May 28, 2022; Posted Jun 1, 2022)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149899/young-active-bagana-volcano/?src=nha


2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES
Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions. Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans.

    * Bristol Abloom (Image from Jun 3, 2022; Posted Jun 3, 2022)
        https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149912/bristol-abloom/?src=nha

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 June 2022)
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Latest Images:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day

* Terceira Island, Azores
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149982/terceira-island-azores?src=eoa-iotd

* NASA Data Supercharges Forecasting in Bangladesh
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149954/nasa-data-supercharges-forecasting-in-bangladesh?src=eoa-iotd

* Living with Floods in the Innoko Lowlands
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149996/living-with-floods-in-the-innoko-lowlands?src=eoa-iotd

* Freedom's Fortress
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149993/freedoms-fortress?src=eoa-iotd

* Triassic Talampaya
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149990/triassic-talampaya?src=eoa-iotd

* Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149977/scientists-discover-a-polar-bear-subpopulation?src=eoa-iotd

* Peculiar Cloud Over the Caspian
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149934/peculiar-cloud-over-the-caspian?src=eoa-iotd