NASA Earth Observatory: What's New Week of 12 June 2007

Status Report From: NASA HQ
Posted: Saturday, July 28, 2007

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (12 June 2007)

New Features:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/

* Satellite Monitors Rains that Trigger Landslides

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/ Researchers are developing a landslide early-warning system that uses space-based measurements of rainfall combined with a global risk map based on terrain, landcover, and soils.

In the News: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/

* Latest Images:

Three Gorges Dam, China
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17674

Tornadoes Strike Northern Wisconsin
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17673

Southern Everglades National Park, Florida
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17672

Aquatic Plants Choke Lake Olomega
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17671

Wave Clouds over the Arabian Sea
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17670

San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17669

Mudtrails from Fishing Trawlers in Gulf of Mexico
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17668

Blooming Seas West of Ireland
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17667

* Media Alerts

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/

Scientists Study Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa
Salty Ocean Provide Early Warning for Climate Change
Dirty Snow May Warm Arctic as Much as Greenhouse Gases
Hundreds of Antarctic Peninsula Glaciers Accelerating as Climate Warms
Study of Underground Lakes in Antarctica Could Be Critical
Understanding What Causes Rain

* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/

Landslides, Storms Kill 73 in Bangladesh
66 Die in China Flooding, Landslides
Hong Kong's 'Red Tide' Spreads
At Least Six Dead in Australia Storms
Hong Kong Winters May Vanish in 50 Years: Weather Expert
Midwest Residents Clean-up Storm Damage
Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Base
28 Dead in Mideast After Rare Cyclone
Hurricane Simulator to Blow Real Houses Down
Geysers Reappear After Landslide
Caribbean's Reef-Building Coral at Risk
Study: Hurricane Surge 'Normal'
El Nino, La Nina Cycle Needs Watching: Experts
Powerful Cyclone Slams Into Oman Coast
Melting Glaciers Flowing Faster
World Warmer Than Average in Year to May: UK
Delta Islands May Become First Casualties of Warming

* New Research Highlights

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Research/

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