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APRIL 17, 2023 Natural Events

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Heavy Rains Hit Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa Water overtopped the banks of the Shabelle and Juba rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Somalia. (Apr 14, 2023)       Cyclone Ilsa Reaches Western Australia In April 2023, the cyclone became one of the most potent storms to hit the Pilabra region in recent years. (Apr 13, 2023)

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A Parade of Poppies Orange and yellow hues blanket California's Antelope Valley.       Burn Scars in Kansas Fires that burned in the grassy Flint Hills region in spring 2023 left their mark on the landscape.       Heavy Rains Hit Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa Water overtopped the banks of the Shabelle and Juba rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Somalia.       Wave Clouds Over the Crozet Islands The mountainous islands in the South Indian Ocean disrupt the flow of air, which can have a ripple-like effect on the clouds.       Swirly Clouds in the Canaries Cloud vortices leave a fingerprint of atmospheric motion near the Canary Islands.       Cyclone Ilsa Reaches Western Australia In April 2023, the cyclone became one of the most potent storms to hit the Pilabra region in recent years.       Long-Lived Iceberg Sails Away An enormous iceberg located off the Antarctic coast for more than two decades finally started moving out to sea in late 2022.       RECENT BLOG POSTS             EARTH MATTERS April Puzzler Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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A Boom Year for Sierra Nevada Snow Atmospheric rivers delivered a huge amount of snow to the California mountain range. (Apr 19, 2023)

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An Awesome Aurora Events on the Sun helped unleash beautiful displays of nighttime lights seen on Earth.       Smoky Skies in Western Australia Wet weather set the stage for prescribed burning to ramp up through April 2023 in the state's southwest, near Perth.       Curious Tracks Criss-Cross an Icy Fjord Paths that cut across the still-frozen Tunulliarfik Fjord in southern Greenland were likely made by people.       Canadian Rockies An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed the northern part of North America's largest mountain range.       A Salty Desert Retreat An enormous aquifer supports salt lakes, springs, and agriculture in Egypt's Siwa Oasis.       Port Honduras Marine Reserve Coral reefs in this marine reserve have more exposure to warm water and low water clarity than any other reserve in Belize.       A Boom Year for Sierra Nevada Snow Atmospheric rivers delivered a huge amount of snow to the California mountain range.

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