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A hazard event arising from geophysical processes or biological agents -- such as those creating earthquakes, hurricanes, or locust infestations -- that affect the lives, livelihood, and property of people.

 

Definition source: The Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Nighttime Brightness Temperature image of a volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland on 19 December 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite
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This image shows a temperature map of South Florida and Miami-Dade County using MODIS data. Areas on the right side of the image are in the county and along Florida’s Atlantic coast. These areas are colored in variations of yellow, orange, and red to indicate higher land surface temperatures. The surrounding area is largely colored in shades of green to show lower temperatures. A temperature scale in Celsius is also included showing the range of temperatures from green to red to be from 28.7 to 47.6 deg.
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Tropical Cyclone Jasper crosses over Queensland in Australia on 13 December 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite overlaid with IMERG Precipitation Rate
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GeoColor image of an atmospheric river moving over the Pacific Northwest of USA on 4 December 2023 at 22:40 UTC from the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-West satellite
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Atmospheric River over the Pacific Northwest
This image from NASA Worldview shows ISS LIS Flash Count data (i.e., the pink, purple, and red dots), which provide the number of lightning flashes recorded by the LIS aboard the ISS. Red dots indicate high numbers of lightning flashes (greater than or equal to 20), while purple dots indicate the fewest flashes.
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Clear sky image of brown mountains with white smoke in the center; red dots indicating hotspots are on the left side of the center smoke
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True color corrected reflectance image of Storm Ciaran over western Europe on 2 November 2023 captured by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite
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Storm Ciarán over Western Europe