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- Alluvial Fan in Southern Iran
A dry river channel carves through the Zagros Mountains in southern Iran and spreads out across the valley floor in a silvery fan. A broad belt of lush agricultural land follows the curve of the alluvial fan.
- Haze over the Yellow Sea
A thick plume of haze blew off the coast of China, across the Yellow Sea, and toward the Korean Peninsula in early December 2008.
- 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.
- Fires in Central Africa
Widespread agricultural fires sprang up across central Africa in late November 2008. This image includes parts of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Sudan.
- Floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Several days of heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the southeastern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina at the end of November 2008.
- Fires in California
This image shows the burn scar left by the Freeway Fire in the Chino Hills near Yorba Linda, California.
- Cyclone 06B over Sri Lanka and India
Cyclone 06B was poised over northern Sri Lanka and southern India on November 26, 2008.
- NASA and USAID Bring Earth-Observation Benefits to Africa
NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development and their international partners cut the ribbon Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, for SERVIR-Africa.
- Clouds and Climate Change: CERES Flight Model Moves Toward Launch
The CERES FM 5 sensor, which will continue the 30-year climate data record of the Earth's radiant energy, has been delivered ahead of schedule and on budget.
- Earth Perspectives
In 2008, as NASA celebrated its 50th anniversary, the Earth Observatory asked a number of Earth scientists what we have learned about our home planet by going into space.
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