The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days.
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-- GULF OIL SPILL (1 updated events, 2 new images) --

OIL SLICK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
On April 20, 2010, an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico left nearly a dozen workers missing and started a large fire. The damaged well was still leaking in early July.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 11, 2010 (Posted on Jul 11, 2010 5:54 PM)
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 09, 2010 (Posted on Jul 09, 2010 4:37 PM)



-- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

DUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA
Saharan dust blew past the Canary Islands and over the Atlantic Ocean in early July 2010.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 08, 2010 (Posted on Jul 09, 2010 4:18 PM)

DUST PLUMES OVER ARGENTINA
Dust blew northward from Laguna Mar Chiquita in north-central Argentina in early July 2010.
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*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 07, 2010 (Posted on Jul 09, 2010 2:39 PM)



-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 2 new images) --

OIL SLICK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
On April 20, 2010, an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico left nearly a dozen workers missing and started a large fire. The damaged well was still leaking in early July.
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 11, 2010 (Posted on Jul 11, 2010 5:54 PM)
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*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 09, 2010 (Posted on Jul 09, 2010 4:37 PM)

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