Earth Observatory: What’s New Week of 29 May 2007

Tuesday May 29th 2007
Filed Under Earth Observatory 



The latest from NASA’s Earth Observatory (29 May 2007)

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In the News:

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

* Latest Images:

Smoke Plume Over Eastern Canada

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17660

Concepcion Volcano, Nicaragua

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17659

Monteregian Hills, Quebec, Canada

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17658

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17657

Initiation of Rainy Season in Southern Amazon

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17656

Klyuchevskaya Volcano

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17655

Seasonal Swings in Amazon Leaf Area

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17654

Leaf Area Index, South America

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17653

* NASA News

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

- NASA Embarks on Cutting-Edge Polar Exploration and Research

- NASA Researcher Finds Days of Snow Melting on the Rise in Greenland

* Media Alerts

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

- Hurricane Risks Higher Than Usual for Most U.S. Coasts

- El Niño and African Monsoon Have Strongly Influenced Intense Hurricane Frequency in the Past

- Evacuating New Orleans: LSU and Los Alamos Team Up

- Alarming Acceleration in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide

* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

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

- Strong Quake in Eastern Indonesia, Cuts Power

- Storms Wreak Havoc in Europe, Turkey

- Indian Monsoon Arrives on Southwest Coast

- Can Science Outwit Storms Like Katrina?

- Global Warming-Hurricane Link Spurs Controversy

- Wildfires Ravage Forests in Canada

- Mudslide, Lightning Strikes Kill 43 in China

- Texas Storms Leave Five Dead, One Missing

- Warming Threatens Arctic Glaciers

- Arctic, Tropical Islands Team Up for Climate Pact

- Near-Record Drought: Lake Okeechobee 9 Feet Below Sea Level

- Remote Lab Checks Arctic Pollution

- Study: Killer Hurricanes Thrived in Cooler Seas

- Quake Rattles Southern California

- Study: Climate Change Threatens Crops

- Study: Worldwide Carbon Dioxide Emissions Soar

- Government Hurricane Forecasters Predict a Rough Season

- Warming Blamed for Costa Rica Frog Die-Offs

- World Carbon Dioxide Output to Increase 59 Percent by 2030: U.S.

* New Research Highlights

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

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