Hot, dry conditions led to the spread of several large wildfires in central and southern Chile in late December 2011 and early January 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76866&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 02, 2012 (Posted on Jan 04, 2012 5:48 PM)
-- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) --
TROPICAL CYCLONE THANE
Thane formed in the Indian Ocean in late December 2011 and headed for southern India.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76859&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 29, 2011 (Posted on Jan 03, 2012 3:43 PM)
-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (3 updated events, 3 new images) --
HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA
Haze filled the skies over eastern China in early January 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76888&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 06, 2012 (Posted on Jan 06, 2012 11:56 AM)
HAZE OVER THE ARABIAN SEA
A river of haze flowed over western India and the Arabian Sea in early January 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76874&src=nha
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 02, 2012 (Posted on Jan 05, 2012 3:20 PM)
DUST STORMS IN MEXICO
In late November 2011, dust storms blew off mainland Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76891&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 27, 2011 (Posted on Jan 06, 2012 1:23 PM)
-- FLOODS (1 updated events, 2 new images) --
FLOODING IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Floods, landslides, and a burst levee forced thousands from their homes in southeastern Brazil in early January 2012.
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76909&src=nha
*** (TRMM) image from Dec 30, 2011 (Posted on Jan 09, 2012 1:24 PM)
* http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76897&src=nha
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 06, 2012 (Posted on Jan 06, 2012 4:29 PM)
