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Fires in Florida
More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Fires
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Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Severe Storms
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Earthquake near Chengdu, China
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province.
Event Date: 2008-05-12 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Unique Imagery
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Dust over the Persian Gulf
Thick dust hovered over the northern tip of the Persian Gulf in early May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-07 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Cyclone Nargis Floods Burma (Myanmar)
The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9,2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-05 00:00:00
Number of Images: 5
Topic: Floods
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Chaiten Volcano Erupts
Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. On May 6, the volcano's activity intensified, sending a plume 30 kilometers skyward.
Event Date: 2008-05-02 00:00:00
Number of Images: 7
Topic: Volcanoes
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
Dust storms covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early May 2008.
Event Date: 2008-05-01 00:00:00
Number of Images: 2
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Dust Storm over the Aral Sea
A large dust storm blew westward from the Aral Sea in late April 2008.
Event Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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Cyclone Nargis
The formation of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal in late April 2008 coincided with the start of cyclone season in the North Indian Ocean. The storm hit Burma (Myanmar) in the first week of May, killing tens of thousands of people.
Event Date: 2008-04-28 00:00:00
Number of Images: 5
Topic: Severe Storms
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Saharan Dust Storm
Dust plumes blew westward across the Sahara Desert in late April 2008.
Event Date: 2008-04-26 00:00:00
Number of Images: 1
Topic: Dust & Smoke
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