NASA Earth Observatory: What’s New Week of 21 August 2007
The latest from NASA’s Earth Observatory (21 August 2007)
In the News: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
- Hurricane Dean
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17746 - Hurricane Dean Approaches Yucatan Peninsula
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17745 - Smoke Plumes over Idaho and Montana
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17744 - Sea Ice Retreat in the East Siberian Sea
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17743 - Heat Wave across the United States
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17742 - Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake off the Coast of Peru
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17741 - Corpus Christi, Texas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17740 - Hurricane Flossie
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17739
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- Ozone Instrument Laid to Rest
- Scouting Out Aerosols in Oklahoma
- Web Page, Video Gives Educators an In-Depth Look at Hurricanes
* Media Alerts
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
- Scientists Verify Predictive Model for Winter Weather
- Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Extent Forecasted for 2007
- Irrigation May not Cool the Globe in the Future
* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/
- Water Levels in 3 Great Lakes Dip Far Below Normal
- “Volcano Cure” for Warming? Not So Fast, Study Says
- Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to New Low
- Irrigation Counteracts Global Warming
- New Speed Limit Found for Worst Earthquakes
- Lake Tahoe Warmer, Dirtier
- Atlantic Yields Climate Secrets
- Identifying Areas Vulnerable to Rising Sea Levels
- Maverick Climate Scheme Gets Reality Check
- Killer Quakes Kept in Check by Talc
* New Research Highlights
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Research/