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A Fixed View of Hurricane Je
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| Title |
A Fixed View of Hurricane Jeanne's Progression |
| Abstract |
After days of hammering Haiti, Hurricane Jeanne heads towards the United States. |
| Completed |
2004-09-24 |
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A Fixed View of Hurricane Je
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| Title |
A Fixed View of Hurricane Jeanne's Progression |
| Abstract |
After days of hammering Haiti, Hurricane Jeanne heads towards the United States. |
| Completed |
2004-09-24 |
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A Fixed View of Hurricane Je
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| Title |
A Fixed View of Hurricane Jeanne's Progression |
| Abstract |
After days of hammering Haiti, Hurricane Jeanne heads towards the United States. |
| Completed |
2004-09-24 |
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Hurricane Jeanne on Septembe
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| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004 |
| Abstract |
After days of hammering Haiti, Hurricane Jeanne heads toward the United States. |
| Completed |
2004-09-24 |
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Hurricane Jeanne on Septembe
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| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004 |
| Abstract |
After days of hammering Haiti, Hurricane Jeanne heads toward the United States. |
| Completed |
2004-09-24 |
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Haitian Deforestation
| Title |
Haitian Deforestation |
| Abstract |
The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic (D.R.) is more than just a political boundary. It also reflects the large amount of deforestation that has occurred on the Haitian side of the border. One can easily see from satellite imagery the lush forests still thriving on the D.R. side of the border, which is in sharp contrast to the Haitian side of the border. |
| Completed |
2002-09-25 |
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Haitian Deforestation
| Title |
Haitian Deforestation |
| Abstract |
The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic (D.R.) is more than just a political boundary. It also reflects the large amount of deforestation that has occurred on the Haitian side of the border. One can easily see from satellite imagery the lush forests still thriving on the D.R. side of the border, which is in sharp contrast to the Haitian side of the border. |
| Completed |
2002-09-25 |
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Haitian Deforestation
| Title |
Haitian Deforestation |
| Abstract |
The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic (D.R.) is more than just a political boundary. It also reflects the large amount of deforestation that has occurred on the Haitian side of the border. One can easily see from satellite imagery the lush forests still thriving on the D.R. side of the border, which is in sharp contrast to the Haitian side of the border. |
| Completed |
2002-09-25 |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-11 |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-11 |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-11 |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-11 |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-11 |
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Progression of Hurricane Den
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| Title |
Progression of Hurricane Dennis, 2005 (WMS) |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-18 |
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Progression of Hurricane Den
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| Title |
Progression of Hurricane Dennis, 2005 (WMS) |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-18 |
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Progression of Hurricane Den
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| Title |
Progression of Hurricane Dennis, 2005 (WMS) |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-18 |
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Progression of Hurricane Den
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| Title |
Progression of Hurricane Dennis, 2005 (WMS) |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-18 |
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Progression of Hurricane Den
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| Title |
Progression of Hurricane Dennis, 2005 (WMS) |
| Abstract |
The formation of Hurricane Dennis on July 5 made that the earliest date on record that four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin. Dennis proved to be a powerful and destructive storm in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It crossed over Cuba on July 8 and 9, leaving at least 10 dead, and caused additional deaths in Haiti. After re-emerging over open water, Dennis re-strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with top wind speeds of 233 kilometers per hour (145 mph). The storm passed within 90 kilometers (55 miles) of Pensacola, Florida, and hit land about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of where Hurricane Ivan struck in September, 2004. A large storm surge of more than 10 feet was created in certain areas, and many homes and businesses in low-lying areas were flooded. |
| Completed |
2005-07-18 |
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Examining Hurricane Frances
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| Title |
Examining Hurricane Frances Cloud Structure |
| Abstract |
The MODIS instrument on Terra captures great details in the beautiful clouds surrounding Hurricane Frances. |
| Completed |
2004-09-02 |
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Floods in Gonaives, Haiti
| Title |
Floods in Gonaives, Haiti |
| Description |
The floods that claimed the lives of at least 1,500 Haitians and left as many missing, also filled a large lake basin outside of Gonaives. The basin, which was a dry dust bowl on August 8, 2001, was still completely covered with water on October 3, 2004, two weeks after Hurricane Jeanne's heavy rains induced the flooding. Some of the water may have been present before the floods, but the recent influx of water has pushed the lake far beyond its shores. According to the Associated Press, the lake has covered the primary road connecting Gonaives to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, with over a meter (four feet) of water, making food delivery difficult. The road can be seen here, a blurred white line under the dark blue water. The grey area at the end of the road near the shore is Gonaives. These images were acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]). They were made by combining the infrared, near infrared, and red wavelengths (ASTER bands 4, 3, & 2). In this treatment, bare land appears pink, healthy croplands are light green, and concrete structures such as city buildings have a grey or deep purple tone. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory using data obtained courtesy of the of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]. |
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Floods in Gonaives, Haiti
| Title |
Floods in Gonaives, Haiti |
| Description |
The floods that claimed the lives of at least 1,500 Haitians and left as many missing, also filled a large lake basin outside of Gonaives. The basin, which was a dry dust bowl on August 8, 2001, was still completely covered with water on October 3, 2004, two weeks after Hurricane Jeanne's heavy rains induced the flooding. Some of the water may have been present before the floods, but the recent influx of water has pushed the lake far beyond its shores. According to the Associated Press, the lake has covered the primary road connecting Gonaives to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, with over a meter (four feet) of water, making food delivery difficult. The road can be seen here, a blurred white line under the dark blue water. The grey area at the end of the road near the shore is Gonaives. These images were acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]). They were made by combining the infrared, near infrared, and red wavelengths (ASTER bands 4, 3, & 2). In this treatment, bare land appears pink, healthy croplands are light green, and concrete structures such as city buildings have a grey or deep purple tone. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory using data obtained courtesy of the of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]. |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Description |
The swirling clouds of Tropical Storm Dennis span from the northern tip of Venezuela to the southern half of the island of Hispaniola in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) image. NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image on July 6, 2005, at 10:05 a.m. local time (15:05 UTC) when Dennis was building to winds of 110 kilometers per hour (70 mph). The storm was moving northwest across the Caribbean and should pass between the eastern arm of Haiti and Jamaica, hammering both with four to eight inches of rain. The National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] predicts that Dennis may become a major hurricaneCategory 3 or higherby July 8. This image is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response System. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Dennis
| Title |
Hurricane Dennis |
| Description |
Hurricane Dennis threaded its way between Jamaica and Haiti on a direct course for Cuba on July 7, 2005. The storm now has the distinctive hurricane form, with a well-defined eye surrounded by bands of swirling clouds. At 10:50 a.m. local time (15:50 UTC), when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite took this image, Dennis was just below a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 175 kilometers per hour (110 miles per hour) and stronger gusts. Less than an hour before this image was taken, the storm?s small dark eye was about 105 kilometers (65 miles) northeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and 170 kilometers (105 miles) south-southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba. The National Hurricane Center reports that Dennis is traveling northwest at about 24 kilometers per hour (15 mph). A storm of this size is a threat not just because of its powerful winds: Dennis is expected to produce heavy rain and coastal and inland flooding. Five to ten inches of rain may fall over Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, with as much as 15 inches falling in parts of Jamaica. Heavy rainfall can trigger flash floods and mudslides in mountainous regions. The storm will probably also raise tide levels by five to seven feet and generate large and dangerous waves. Dennis is expected to strengthen as it moves north towards the Gulf Coast of the United States. For official storm warnings and additional information, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ]. The image is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Ernesto
| Title |
Hurricane Ernesto |
| Description |
Hurricane Ernesto formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea on August 24, 2006. Within a day, it had become organized enough to be classified as a tropical storm and get named as the fifth storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ernesto. Ernesto built in power gradually as it moved westward and slightly north through the Caribbean Sea, just reaching hurricane strength on August 27 as it neared Hispaniola, the island on which the nations of Haiti and Dominican Republic are located. Ernesto was the first storm of the 2006 Atlantic season to reach hurricane strength. The storm's interaction with land robbed it of enough power to diminish it back to "tropical storm" status. Forecasts as of August 28 anticipate that Ernesto will remain at tropical storm status until after it crosses Cuba. If predictions made on August 28 hold true, the storm will travel most of the length of Cuba, then cross the Straits of Florida, possibly regaining enough power to become a hurricane again before coming ashore in southern Florida. This photo-like image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] on the Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on August 27, 2006, at 11:50 a.m. local time (15:50 UTC). At the time of this image, Hurricane Ernesto was a well-developed storm system, but its interactions with Hispaniola had started to distort the hurricane enough to rob it of a well-defined eye. According to the University of Hawaii's Tropical Storm Information Center, [ http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html ] Ernesto had sustained peak winds of around 110 kilometers per hour (65 miles per hour) at the time Aqua MODIS acquired these data. The high-resolution image provided above is provided at the full MODIS spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2006239-0827/Ernesto.A2006239.1550 ] NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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Hurricane Jeanne
| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne |
| Description |
Hurricane Jeanne spins in the Atlantic Ocean about 855 kilometers (530 miles) east of the Bahamas in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) image, captured by NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on September 22, 2004. Though only a Category 2 hurricane, Jeanne has already been a deadly storm. Over 700 have died in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico as a result of floods triggered by Jeanne?s torrential rains. Jeanne currently has winds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph) and is moving south at 7 kilometers per hour (5 mph). Though the storm?s course has not been easy to predict, the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] expects the storm to turn west and move towards the United States early next week. The large image provided above is at MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions and formats. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Severe Floods Sweep Across H
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| Title |
Severe Floods Sweep Across Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
| Description |
Heavy rain brought tragedy to Haiti and the Dominican Republic in late May 2004. Floods and landslides devastated large areas of the island of Hispaniola, which the two countries share. Up to 2,000 people have been reported dead, and hundreds are still missing. One of the most severely affected areas was southeast Haiti, shown in this Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] (ASTER) image. Taken on May 30, the image shows dark blue lakes over land that was dry on October 26, 2003. One of these lakes is said to cover much of Mapou, where thousands died. Gravel and other flood debris form shiny light blue tracks throughout the scene. Vegetation is red and bare land is grey. The severity of these floods has been blamed on deforestation. Without trees to absorb water and anchor the land, water and mud rushed into low-lying areas. Data courtesy MITI, ERSDAC, JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] |
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Severe Floods Sweep Across H
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| Title |
Severe Floods Sweep Across Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
| Description |
Heavy rain brought tragedy to Haiti and the Dominican Republic in late May 2004. Floods and landslides devastated large areas of the island of Hispaniola, which the two countries share. Up to 2,000 people have been reported dead, and hundreds are still missing. One of the most severely affected areas was southeast Haiti, shown in this Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] (ASTER) image. Taken on May 30, the image shows dark blue lakes over land that was dry on October 26, 2003. One of these lakes is said to cover much of Mapou, where thousands died. Gravel and other flood debris form shiny light blue tracks throughout the scene. Vegetation is red and bare land is grey. The severity of these floods has been blamed on deforestation. Without trees to absorb water and anchor the land, water and mud rushed into low-lying areas. Data courtesy MITI, ERSDAC, JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] |
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Fires on Hispaniola
| Title |
Fires on Hispaniola |
| Description |
A thick pall of smoke hung over several thousand square kilometers in the Central Mountains of the Dominican Republic on March 24, 2005, when this image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. Even through the smoke, MODIS detected several actively burning fires (red dots). March is typically a dry month for the island of Hispaniola, which is home to Haiti as well. As of March 25, the cause of the fires, which began in a national park near Pico Duarte, the island's highest peak, had not been reported. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Fires on Hispaniola
| Title |
Fires on Hispaniola |
| Description |
Fires burning in the Central Mountains of the Dominican Republic since mid-March have scorched as much 247,105 acres (1,000 square kilometers) in the Jose del Carmen Ramirez National Park. According to a news release from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), three months of drought led to the devasating fires. The fires have produced no human casualties, but drinking water and coffee crops have been compromised. In the mountainous terrain, loss of ground cover has increased erosion and sediment build up in reservoirs and intake locations of the regional water system. This pair of images shows the western part of the island of Hispaniola, with Haiti on the left and the Dominican Republic on the right. The natural-color image at top shows the location of active fires marked in red, while thick smoke hangs over the mountains and spreads westward. The image beneath has been enhanced using infrared observations that distinguish vegetation (bright green) from burned areas (reddish brown). Both images and fire detections were collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra satellite on April 1, 2005. The large image linked to above has a spatial resolution of 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides both the natural-color and false-color images at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Tropical Storm Noel
| Title |
Tropical Storm Noel |
| Description |
Tropical Depression 16 was intensifying into Tropical Storm Noel late in the morning of October 28, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. Though still weak, the storm was beginning to take the distinct shape of a tropical cyclone. A dense circle of clouds converged over the Caribbean Sea just south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and a long tail of clouds curled over Puerto Rico. Shadows cast by towering thunderstorm clouds make the cloud layer appear to be boiling in places. At the time this image was acquired, Noel had winds of 65 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour or 35 knots) with gusts to 83 km/hr (52 mph, 45 knots), said the National Hurricane Center. [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/al16/al162007.fstadv.003.shtml? ] Despite relatively low wind speeds, the storm posed a serious threat to Hispaniola, the island encompassing the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The National Hurricane Center expected Noel to dump between 250 and 500 millimeters (10 and 20 inches) of rain on the island, with a few isolated areas receiving up to 760 mm (30 inches) of rain. The heavy rainfall has the potential to trigger deadly floods and mudslides. Tropical Storm Jeanne [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12447 ] was just a tropical storm when its heavy rain caused extensive floods and mudslides [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12485 ] that killed at least 1,500 Haitians in September 2004. Haiti is particularly vulnerable to flash flooding and landslides because of the widespread deforestation of its mountainous terrain. The large image provided above is at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The image is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response System. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Tropical Storm Noel Floods t
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| Title |
Tropical Storm Noel Floods the Dominican Republic |
| Description |
Tropical Storm Noel [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14605 ] left floods and landslides in its wake after crossing Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, on October 28, 2007. As of November 2, 79 people had been reported dead and 65,000 displaced in the Dominican Republic, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. [ http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-78KQAQ?OpenDocument&rc=2&emid=TC-2007-000198-DOM ] The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of floods near the northern shore of the Dominican Republic on November 1. The image was made with a combination of infrared and visible light so that water is black, plant-covered land is bright green, and clouds are pale blue and white. Run-off from the floods filled the Yuna River with sediment, coloring the water blue. The sediment also colors the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the river. As the lower image shows, the Yuna River is not visible in MODIS imagery under normal conditions, but in the November 1 image, the river has swollen enough to be clearly seen beneath a thin veil of clouds. The flooded delta covers several kilometers. You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of the flooding [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Nov2007/hispaniola_tmo_2007305.kmz ] suitable for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/ ] NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen, made with data provided by the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Tropical Storm Noel Floods t
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| Title |
Tropical Storm Noel Floods the Dominican Republic |
| Description |
Tropical Storm Noel [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14605 ] left floods and landslides in its wake after crossing Hispaniola, the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, on October 28, 2007. As of November 2, 79 people had been reported dead and 65,000 displaced in the Dominican Republic, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. [ http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-78KQAQ?OpenDocument&rc=2&emid=TC-2007-000198-DOM ] The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of floods near the northern shore of the Dominican Republic on November 1. The image was made with a combination of infrared and visible light so that water is black, plant-covered land is bright green, and clouds are pale blue and white. Run-off from the floods filled the Yuna River with sediment, coloring the water blue. The sediment also colors the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the river. As the lower image shows, the Yuna River is not visible in MODIS imagery under normal conditions, but in the November 1 image, the river has swollen enough to be clearly seen beneath a thin veil of clouds. The flooded delta covers several kilometers. You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of the flooding [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Nov2007/hispaniola_tmo_2007305.kmz ] suitable for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/ ] NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen, made with data provided by the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Gonaives, Haiti
| Title |
Floods in Gonaives, Haiti |
| Description |
*Floods in Gonaives, Haiti* The wall of water that descended on Gonaives, Haiti, following Tropical Storm Jeanne on September 18, 2004, also scoured out a broad channel in the landscape. The violence of the floods is apparent in the above false-color images, acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) before and after the floods. The rush of water has left a silvery path of gravel and mud that is as much as 500 meters wide starting about 15 kilometers upstream of the city. As the water approached the less mountainous coast where Gonaives is located, it fanned out over the plain. The primary path of the flood seems to take the water into Gonaives and the land to its immediate north. In the pre-flood image, acquired on August 8, 2001, the city is the gray region in the lower left corner. In the image acquired on September 26, 2004, the city is obscured by the blue-green sediment left by the flood water. To the east of Gonaives, some of the flood water has filled a lake basin, the top of which is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The thin white line across the bottom of the image is a road leading to Gonaives. The road has been submerged in the lake basin, though is still visible beneath the dark blue water. In these false-color images, vegetation is bright red and water is black. Bare land is white and light blue. Clearly the hills around the city are bare, one of the primary reasons for the floods. Without trees to slow and absorb rainfall, the water rushed into depressions in the land and poured to the ocean beyond Gonaives. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory using data obtained courtesy of the of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]. Image interpretation courtesy Dr. Bob Brakenridge, Dartmouth Flood Observatory [ http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7efloods/ ] |
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Floods in Gonaives, Haiti
| Title |
Floods in Gonaives, Haiti |
| Description |
*Floods in Gonaives, Haiti* The wall of water that descended on Gonaives, Haiti, following Tropical Storm Jeanne on September 18, 2004, also scoured out a broad channel in the landscape. The violence of the floods is apparent in the above false-color images, acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) before and after the floods. The rush of water has left a silvery path of gravel and mud that is as much as 500 meters wide starting about 15 kilometers upstream of the city. As the water approached the less mountainous coast where Gonaives is located, it fanned out over the plain. The primary path of the flood seems to take the water into Gonaives and the land to its immediate north. In the pre-flood image, acquired on August 8, 2001, the city is the gray region in the lower left corner. In the image acquired on September 26, 2004, the city is obscured by the blue-green sediment left by the flood water. To the east of Gonaives, some of the flood water has filled a lake basin, the top of which is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The thin white line across the bottom of the image is a road leading to Gonaives. The road has been submerged in the lake basin, though is still visible beneath the dark blue water. In these false-color images, vegetation is bright red and water is black. Bare land is white and light blue. Clearly the hills around the city are bare, one of the primary reasons for the floods. Without trees to slow and absorb rainfall, the water rushed into depressions in the land and poured to the ocean beyond Gonaives. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory using data obtained courtesy of the of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team [ http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ]. Image interpretation courtesy Dr. Bob Brakenridge, Dartmouth Flood Observatory [ http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7efloods/ ] |
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Floods in Haiti: Image of th
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Days of heavy rain triggered
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jimani_ast_2004151
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2004-05-25 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy MITI, ERSDAC, JAROS, and the U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ASTER Science Team |
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jimani_ast_2004151 |
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Tropical Storm Noel Floods t
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
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hispaniola_tmo_2007305
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2007-11-01 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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hispaniola_tmo_2007305 |
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Tropical Storm Noel: Image o
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Tropical Depression 16 was i
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Noel_TMO_2007301
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2007-10-28 |
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NASA -- NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Noel_TMO_2007301 |
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Hurricane Dennis: Image of t
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Hurricane Dennis threaded it
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Dennis_TMO_2005188
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2005-07-07 |
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NASA -- NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Dennis_TMO_2005188 |
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Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Heigh
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After causing widespread des
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PIA04368
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09/24/04 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/ MISR Team. Text by Clare Averill (Raytheon/JPL). |
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PIA04368 |
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Hurricane Jeanne: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Hurricane Jeanne spins in th
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Jeanne_TMO_2004266
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2004-09-22 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Jeanne_TMO_2004266 |
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Fires on Hispaniola: Natural
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Fires burning in the Central
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DominicanRepublic.TMOA200509
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IMAGE |
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image |
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2005-04-01 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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DominicanRepublic.TMOA2005091 |
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Hurricane Dennis: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The swirling clouds of Tropi
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Dennis_TMO_2005187
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July 6, 2005 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Dennis_TMO_2005187 |
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Hurricane Ernesto: Natural H
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Hurricane Ernesto formed in
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ernesto_tmo_2006239
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2006-08-27 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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ernesto_tmo_2006239 |
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Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Heigh
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PIA04368
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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroR
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Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Height and Motion |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
After causing widespread destruction on Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Jeanne was weakened to Tropical Storm status for several days before it regained strength over the Bahamas as a Category 2 hurricane. When Jeanne made landfall in U.S. territory on September 26 it was the fourth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season to strike Florida. These visualizations of Hurricane Jeanne on September 24 were captured by NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). The still panels include a natural color view from MISR's 26-degree forward-viewing camera (left) and a two dimensional map of cloud-top heights (right). In addition, a "multi-angle fly-over" is provided as an animation using views from all nine MISR cameras. The nine camera views which make up the animation have been processed to give an approximate perspective view. The animation makes visible the relative heights of clouds within the scene. Some of the real cloud motion over the seven minutes during which all nine MISR cameras observed the scene are also indicated by the animation. The cloud height map was produced by automated computer recognition of the distinctive spatial features between images acquired at different view angles. Two-dimensional maps of cloud height such as these offer an opportunity to compare simulated cloud fields against actual hurricane observations. Results indicate that clouds within Jeanne had attained altitudes of more than 16 kilometers above sea level. The height field pictured here is uncorrected for the effects of cloud motion. Wind-corrected heights have higher accuracy but sparser spatial coverage. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously and every 9 days views the entire globe between 82° north and 82° south latitude. These data products were generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during Terra orbit 25372. The still image panels cover an area of about 400 kilometers x 884 kilometers, and utilize data from within blocks 68 to 71 and within World Reference System-2 path 10. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technolog |
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