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This Week's Events

	Severe Storms: Typhoon Rammasun Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008. 2 Images, Updated: May 14, 2008
	Fires: 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. 1 Image, Posted: May 14, 2008
	Unique Imagery: Earthquake near Chengdu, China On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province. 1 Image, Posted: May 13, 2008
	Fires: Fires in Mexico and Guatemala Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In early May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala. 3 Images, Updated: May 13, 2008
	Volcanoes: 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. 7 Images, Updated: May 13, 2008
	Floods: 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. 5 Images, Updated: May 09, 2008
	Dust & Smoke: Dust over the Persian Gulf Thick dust hovered over the northern tip of the Persian Gulf in early May 2008. 1 Image, Posted: May 08, 2008

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