Fires in Algeria: Natural Hazards
Scores of forest fires were burning in northern Algeria in late August 2007. Although much of the country is occupied by the Sahara Desert, www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1213_full.h... More
Nile Delta Dust Storm: Natural Hazards
On April 17, 2007, desert winds whipped up a severe dust storm over Cairo, according to the Associated Press. Poor visibility shut down Cairo's airport for several hours. At 09:05 UTC the same day, the Moderate... More
Dust Storm in Egypt: Natural Hazards
A dust storm blew off the coast of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea on October 20, 2007. The same day, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.go... More
Dust and Smoke over the Mediterranean: Natural Hazards
On October 17, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured dust and smoke blowing northward over the Mediterranean Se... More
Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea: Natural Hazards
A dust storm, likely originating in the Sahara Desert, swept across the Mediterranean Sea on February 24, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.na... More
Dust Storm out of Northern Africa: Natural Hazards
A thick streamer of pale dust sweeps across the Mediterranean Sea in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite on M... More
Saharan Dust over Italy: Natural Hazards
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Dust Storm off Egypt: Natural Hazards
A dust storm swept off the coast of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea on January 23, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard the aqua.nasa.gov/ ... More
Fires in Spain and Portugal: Natural Hazards
In northwestern Spain and Portugal dozens of fires were racing through dry forests in early August 2006. This image of the area was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa... More
Dust and Clouds over Mediterranean Sea: Natural Hazards
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Smoke from Fires in Greece: Natural Hazards
Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Mediterranean Sea in late August 2007. According to news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6965337.stm news reports from the British Broadcasting ... More
Fires in Southern Italy: Natural Hazards
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Mediterranean Dust Storm: Natural Hazards
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Fires Flare up in Portugal and Spain: Natural Hazards
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Saharan Dust Over the Mediterranean Sea: Natural Hazards
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Dust Storm in Northern Africa: Natural Hazards
Dust remained in the air another day, two days after a major dust storm struck northern Africa on February 23, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboa... More
Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea: Natural Hazards
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Forest Fire in Southern France: Natural Hazards
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Forest Fire in Southern France: Natural Hazards
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Forest Fire in Greece: Natural Hazards
South of the city in Thessaloniki in north-central Greece, a large forest fire forced thousands of people to evacuate the southern tip of the Kasandra Peninsula on August 21, 2006. The racing fire forced people... More
Dust Plume off the Coast of Northern Africa: Natural Hazards
Dust blew off the African coast and over the Mediterranean Sea on June 9, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite capture... More
Eruption of Stromboli Volcano, Italy: Natural Hazards
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Fires in Spain and Portugal: Natural Hazards
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African Dust over the Mediterranean: Natural Hazards
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Stromboli Volcano: Natural Hazards
On July 2, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite detected a on the volcanic island of Stromboli. A hotsp... More
Nile Delta Dust Storm: Natural Hazards
On April 17, 2007, desert winds whipped up a severe dust storm over Cairo, according to the Associated Press. Poor visibility shut down Cairo's airport for several hours. At 09:05 UTC the same day, the Moderate... More
River of Dust Flows from Africa to Italy: Natural Hazards
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Fires in Italy: Natural Hazards
In Italy and neighboring southern European countries, extreme heat exacerbated dozens of forest fires burning across the country. According to news reports, many of the fires were started by people hoping to la... More
Dust in the Central Mediterranean: Natural Hazards
On April 9, 2008, numerous dust plumes blew off the Libyan coast and over the Mediterranean Sea. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra ... More
Dust Storm off Morocco: Natural Hazards
A dust storm swept northward out of Africa on August 15, 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard the aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite took this pictu... More
Dust Storm out of Northern Africa: Natural Hazards
On March 29, 2007, the Shiveluch Volcano (sometimes spelled Sheveluch) on the Russian Federation's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted. According to the www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/avoreport.php?view=kaminfo Alaska Vo... More
Dust Storm in North Africa: Natural Hazards
One day after a dust storm in Algieria, Tunisia, and Libya, more dust swept off the north coast of Africa on December 15, 2005. This storm swept northward off the coasts of Libya and Egypt over the Mediterranea... More
Dust Storm over Libya: Natural Hazards
Saharan dust swept northward across Libya and northwestern Egypt toward the Mediterranean on February 23, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.na... More
Dust Blowing across the Eastern Mediterranean: Natural Hazards
On May 6, 2007, a thin tendril of dust stretched northward across the Mediterranean Sea, originating in Libya and heading for Italy and the Balkans. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc... More
Fires in Southern Europe: Natural Hazards
Scores of large fires dotted the Balkan Peninsula on July 25, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured this p... More
Dust Storm Off the Coast of Algeria: Natural Hazards
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) , flying onboard the www.aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite, captured this image on May 31, 2005, of an Algerian dust storm. The stor... More
Eruption of Stromboli Volcano, Italy: Natural Hazards
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Dust Storm off Egypt: Natural Hazards
A dust storm swept over Egypt on February 8, 2006, moving in a counterclockwise direction from the Sahara Desert toward the Mediterranean Sea. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.... More
Dust Storm in Northern Africa: Natural Hazards
A dust storm several hundred kilometers across struck northern Africa on February 23, 2006. The storm carried Saharan dust across Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, eventually sweeping over the Mediterranean Sea. The... More
Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds
Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Ionian Sea and southward to the Mediterranean in late August 2007. This image of Greece was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging ... More
Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds
Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Ionian Sea and southward to the Mediterranean in late August 2007. This image of Greece was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging ... More
Dust Storm Over the Mediterranean Sea: Natural Hazards
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Stromboli Volcano: Natural Hazards
On July 2, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard NASA's terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite detected a on the volcanic island of Stromboli. A hotsp... More
Dust Plume off the Coast of Egypt: Natural Hazards
Dwarfing the Nile, a river of dust flowed out of the deserts of northern Egypt on May 19, 2007. As the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra... More
Fires in Southern Europe: Natural Hazards
While earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14474 fires in Greece appeared to have quieted down at the end of August 2007, fires continued to burn in Albania and Montenegro. ... More
Dust over the Central Mediterranean: Natural Hazards
Dust plumes blew off the north African coast and over the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, 2008. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satel... More