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State of the Climate
Global Hazards
December 2006

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Global Focus

Map of rainfall anomalies across Indonesia during December 2006
Indonesia Rainfall Anomalies
Global Hazards And Significant Events
December 2006
Severe flooding in the Aceh province of Indonesia during late-December produced significant loss of life. Additional information can be found below.
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Drought & Heat | Flooding | Storms | Tropical Cyclones | Extratropical Cyclones | Severe Winter Weather
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Drought conditions
Across the United States, significant drought affected areas of the Plains and Rocky Mountains. Extreme drought was also concentrated in northern areas of Minnesota, parts of Wyoming and Nebraska, as well as sections of Texas and Oklahoma.
Drough Monitor depiction as of December 26, 2006
U.S. Drought Monitor

Citing This Report

NOAA National Climatic Data Center, State of the Climate: Global Hazards for December 2006, published online January 2007, retrieved on May 25, 2012 from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/hazards/2006/12.

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