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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Heavy Rains Barrel Toward Cyclone-Hit Myanmar


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On May 1, 2008, Typhoon Nargis—which would soon become a devastating cyclone—hovered over the Bay of Bengal.

Heavy rains and another potentially powerful storm headed toward Myanmar (Burma)'s cyclone-devastated delta on Wednesday, raising fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC