NASA Earth Observatory
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Cold Snap Across Europe
A convoluted jet stream plunged Europe into a severe cold snap in late January and early February 2012.
Dust off Western Africa
Saharan dust blows past Cape Verde in this image acquired on February 7, 2012.
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
Jasmine had traveled eastward past the island of New Caledonia by February 9, 2012, and was expected to continue eastward while losing strength.
Activity at Kizimen Volcano
Satellite image of the viscous lava flow creeping down the slopes of Russia?s Kizimen Volcano.
Dust over the Arabian Peninsula
On February 3, 2012, one day after blowing over the Persian Gulf, sand from the Arabian Peninsula blew over parts of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
