MODIS Rapid Response

Heavy Smoke Blankets Borneo
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Heavy Smoke Blankets Borneo

For much of October, smoke poured from fires in Borneo.

Published Nov 3, 2015

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Cyclone Chapala Over the Gulf of Aden
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Cyclone Chapala Over the Gulf of Aden

Cyclone Chapala spins over the Gulf of Aden as a category 3 storm, and nears the coast of Yemen.

Published Nov 2, 2015

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Cyclone Chapala Nears Arabian Peninsula
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Cyclone Chapala Nears Arabian Peninsula

Cyclone Chapala approaches the coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

Published Nov 2, 2015

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Extreme Rainfall in The Philippines
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Extreme Rainfall in The Philippines

Super typhoon Koppu (Lando) dropped nearly a meter of rain on parts of Luzon, leading to destructive floods and landslides.

Published Oct 22, 2015

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Hurricane Olaf
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Hurricane Olaf

Hurricane Olaf broke records by becoming the 21st Category 4 or 5 storm of 2015.

Published Oct 20, 2015

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Typhoon Koppu over the Philippines
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Typhoon Koppu over the Philippines

Typhoon Koppu has weakened, but the system is still expected to bring widespread flooding to the Philippine’s Luzon Island.

Published Oct 19, 2015

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Smoke over Sumatra
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Smoke over Sumatra

Smoke continues to pour from fires in Sumatra.

Published Oct 8, 2015

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Tropical Storm Joaquin
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Tropical Storm Joaquin

Tropical Storm Joaquin, east of the Bahamas, strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane.

Published Sep 30, 2015

Atmosphere Severe Storms

Super Typhoon Dujuan Slams Northern Taiwan
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Super Typhoon Dujuan Slams Northern Taiwan

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate as Category 4 Typhoon Duhuan made landfall.

Published Sep 29, 2015

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Smoke Blankets Indonesia
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Smoke Blankets Indonesia

As El Niño intensifies, peat deposits are making seasonal fires in Sumatra and Borneo unusually difficult to control.

Published Sep 27, 2015

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Plume from Mount Meru, Tanzania
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Plume from Mount Meru, Tanzania

Was the plume that emanated from Tanzania's second-highest mountain caused by fire or volcanic activity?

Published Sep 22, 2015

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Snow in the Andes
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Snow in the Andes

As the end of Southern Hemisphere winter approached, snow painted the Andes Mountains.

Published Sep 20, 2015

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The Split Personality of SoCal Fires
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The Split Personality of SoCal Fires

In southern California, the Santa Ana fires that strike in fall tend to be faster moving and more destructive than summer fires.

Published Sep 19, 2015

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Fall Colors in Eastern Siberia
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Fall Colors in Eastern Siberia

As temperatures cool, deciduous trees in Siberia are making their annual transformation.

Published Sep 12, 2015

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Tropical Storm Leads to Floods in Japan
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Tropical Storm Leads to Floods in Japan

Though it never reached typhoon status, Etau provoked record-setting rain in several prefectures.

Published Sep 11, 2015

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Dust Storm Sweeps Across Middle East
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Dust Storm Sweeps Across Middle East

Satellites provide a unique and valuable view of dust.

Published Sep 10, 2015

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Dust Marches Across Iraq and Iran
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Dust Marches Across Iraq and Iran

Weather systems give a cyclone-like look to a vast dust storm in the Middle East.

Published Sep 5, 2015

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Alaska Charred
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Alaska Charred

In 2015, wildfires in Alaska consumed an area nearly the size of New Jersey.

Published Sep 4, 2015

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Ship Tracks off the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Ship Tracks off the Kamchatka Peninsula

Scientists investigate how clouds respond to ship plumes.

Published Aug 29, 2015

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Typhoon Goni Brushes the Philippines
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Typhoon Goni Brushes the Philippines

Typhoon Goni, one of two powerful typhoons churning in the western North Pacific, brushed the Philippines before heading north.

Published Aug 21, 2015

Atmosphere Severe Storms

Fires in the Pacific Northwest
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Fires in the Pacific Northwest

Wildfires have charred tens of thousands of acres in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Published Aug 17, 2015

Land Fires

Fires in Siberia
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Fires in Siberia

Visitors to Russia’s Lake Baikal have been met with smoke and ash from wildfires raging in the area.

Published Aug 14, 2015

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Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

Winds pushed thick plumes of Saharan dust over the Canary Islands.

Published Aug 12, 2015

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Hurricane Hilda Tracks Toward Hawaii
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Hurricane Hilda Tracks Toward Hawaii

The storm is weakening as it approaches the islands.

Published Aug 10, 2015

Atmosphere Severe Storms

Dust Storm over Southern Egypt
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Dust Storm over Southern Egypt

A wall of dust rolled north from Sudan into southern Egypt.

Published Aug 7, 2015

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Wildfires in the West
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Wildfires in the West

Wildfires have charred more than 6 million acres in the United States.

Published Aug 7, 2015

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Wolverine Creek Fire
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Wolverine Creek Fire

A wildfire in north-central Washington led to evacuations in a nearby village and closures along the Pacific Crest Trail.

Published Aug 3, 2015

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Fires in Northern California
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Fires in Northern California

Several large wildfires have charred tens of thousands of acres in northern California.

Published Aug 3, 2015

Land Fires

Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Summer brought melting swirls of sea ice to the southeastern coast of Greenland.

Published Jul 17, 2015

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Typhoon Nangka Approaches Japan
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Typhoon Nangka Approaches Japan

The storm was set for landfall late on July 16.

Published Jul 17, 2015

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