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-- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) --
CYCLONE BILLY
Tropical Cyclone Billy made landfall in
Western Australia in late December 2008. The
storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall
and local flooding to parts of the Kimberley
Coast.
* https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36261/cyclone-billy
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 22, 2008
(Posted on Dec 22, 2008 3:58 PM)
RARE SNOW IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
An unusually heavy snow storm blanketed
Oregon’s Willamette Valley and much of the
surrounding region, including the Portland
metropolitan area during the 2008 holiday
season. Snowfall that began December 14th
continued over a week later, piling up
nearly a foot of snow and approaching the
all-time records for the region.
* https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36258/rare-snow-covers-portland
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 16, 2008
(Posted on Dec 22, 2008 2:57 PM)
-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO
The Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean
island of Montserrat released a plume of ash
and/or steam in late November 2008. The
volcano remained active in the weeks that
followed.
* https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36256/plume-from-soufriere-hills-volcano
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 20, 2008
(Posted on Dec 22, 2008 2:48 PM)
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