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WHAT NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTERS LOOK LIKE FROM SPACE

Published By Livemint | 01 Sep, 2024

Typhoon Shanshan

The powerful storm triggered landslides, power outages, and flooding in southern parts of Japan
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Dust pours off the coast of Morocco

Desert winds kicked up a cloud of dust from northern Africa.
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Air pollution in Thailand 

Seasonal spikes in air pollution in Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand popular with tourists.  
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Arctic Sea ice loss

NASA scientists went to northern Greenland to study how clouds and atmospheric particles may be contributing to the ongoing loss of multiyear sea ice.  
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Smoke streams from fires in Madeira

Heat and wind gusts helped the blazes spread through over 5,700 hectares of forest.
Credit : NASA