Natural Hazard Events
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FLOODS Northern California ushered in 2006 with a series of major storms that inundated the area and left many towns awash in water, mud, and debris. Satellite imagery from early January reveals obvious flooding. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13303 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 04 2006 (Posted on Jan 05 2006 10:24AM) |
| TROPICAL STORM BETA Tropical Storm Beta became the record-setting 23rd storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season when it formed on October 26, 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13234 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 27 2005 (Posted on Oct 28 2005 11:35AM) |
| STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN On October 8, 2005, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale rattled Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13192 *** (Landsat 7) image from Oct 07 2001 (Posted on Oct 12 2005 1:40PM) |
| HURRICANE RITA Rita is the 17th named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and the second to reach Category 5 status on the five-point Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13149 *** SeaWinds(QuikSCAT) image from Sep 21 2005 (Posted on Sep 22 2005 10:46AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13148 |
| HURRICANE OPHELIA Hurricane Ophelia moved slowly up the East Coast of the United States in early September 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13129 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 13 2005 (Posted on Sep 14 2005 12:09PM) |
| TYPHOON KHANUN Typhoon Khanun formed in the northwestern Pacific and struck China's Zhejiang Province on September 11, 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13128 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 11 2005 (Posted on Sep 13 2005 5:33PM) |
| TYPHOON TALIM Typhoon Talim was building strength in the western Pacific Ocean in alte August as it bore down on Taiwan and mainland China. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13102 *** (TRMM) image from Sep 01 2005 (Posted on Sep 02 2005 12:46PM) |
| HURRICANE KATRINA FLOODS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida with heavy rain and a powerful storm surge in August 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13101 *** (QuickBird) image from Aug 31 2005 (Posted on Sep 02 2005 12:05PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13100 *** (QuickBird) image from Aug 31 2005 (Posted on Sep 02 2005 10:58AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13098 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31 2005 (Posted on Sep 01 2005 4:43PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13096 *** (QuickBird) image from Aug 31 2005 (Posted on Sep 01 2005 2:01PM) |
| HURRICANE KATRINA FLOODS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Hurricane Katrina flooded Florida with heavy rains on August 25 and August 26, 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13077 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2005 (Posted on Aug 29 2005 10:37AM) |
| FIRES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES In the Northern Rockies in late-August 2005, numerous fires burned across Montana and Idaho as a severe drought parched the forests of the Bitterroot Mountains. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13075 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 27 2005 (Posted on Aug 28 2005 8:04PM) |
| HURRICANE KATRINA Hurricane Katrina exploded into a Category 5 storm on August 28 as it moved north through the Gulf of Mexico towards the United States. It is one of the most powerful storms on record for the Atlantic Basin. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13076 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2005 (Posted on Aug 28 2005 8:26AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13073 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 25 2005 (Posted on Aug 26 2005 2:03PM) |
| ERUPTION ON BARREN ISLAND Barren Island Volcano erupted on August 24, 2005, sending a plume of ash eastward over the Andaman Sea. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13078 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 24 2005 (Posted on Aug 29 2005 1:39PM) |
| FIRES IN PORTUGAL Forest fires that plagued Portugal in July 2005 flared up again in August 2005. By late August, a national state of emergency was in effect for the central part of the country. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13070 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 24 2005 (Posted on Aug 25 2005 10:56AM) |
| FIRES IN THE SOUTHEAST AMAZON In the southeastern Amazon, biomass burning is transforming the landscape. Fires were burning along the margins of the forest and roads in July and August 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13069 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 24 2005 (Posted on Aug 25 2005 10:37AM) |
| TROPICAL STORM KATRINA Tropical Storm Katrina has become the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season . The storm formed late on August 23 and developed quickly into a tropical storm. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13071 *** SeaWinds(QuikSCAT) image from Aug 25 2005 (Posted on Aug 25 2005 12:24PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13068 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 24 2005 (Posted on Aug 25 2005 10:48AM) |
| TYPHOON MAWAR Typhoon Mawar is a strong typhoon in the northwestern Pacific, which is well away from land at present, but expected to make landfall on Honshu (the main island of Japan) on August 25, with Category 4 strength winds and heavy rainfall. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13060 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 22 2005 (Posted on Aug 22 2005 5:07PM) |
| HURRICANE HILARY Hilary is a Pacific hurricane which formed off the coast of Mexico and has been gradually moving further offshore as it gains strength. The storm is expected to lose strength in the coming days and is not projected to make landfall. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13063 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 22 2005 (Posted on Aug 23 2005 1:46PM) |
| FLOODING IN ROMANIA The spring and summer of 2005 brought widespread flooding to Romania and Bulgaria. A series of floods caused extensive damage and evacuations across both countries. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13059 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 22 2005 (Posted on Aug 22 2005 3:04PM) |
| RAINY SEASON FLOODS IN THE SAHEL The rainy season brings both fresh water and flooding to the Sahel region of Africa. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13058 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 17 2005 (Posted on Aug 22 2005 4:15PM) |
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY Tropical Storm Harvey formed in the Atlantic Ocean well offshore from the U.S. mainland. It has made a grazing pass by Bermuda and is heading north and east into the mid-Atlantic where it is projected to decrease strength and return to a weak tropical depression before ultimately falling apart * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13018 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 03 2005 (Posted on Aug 04 2005 1:55PM) |
FIRES IN THE SOUTHEAST AMAZON In the southeastern Amazon, biomass burning is transforming the landscape. Fires were burning along the margins of the forest and roads in July and August 2005. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13017 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 01 2005 (Posted on Aug 03 2005 3:05PM) |