EarthObservatory | Latest Images - September 1, 2009

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (01 September 2009)
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* World of Change: Severe Storms
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/storms.php?src=eoa-features

* Oil Slick in the Timor Sea
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40029&src=eoa-iotd

* Fires in Los Angeles County
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40011&src=eoa-iotd

* Heiltskuk Icefield, British Columbia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39985&src=eoa-iotd

* Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39988&src=eoa-iotd

* Burn Scar Near Athens, Greece
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39991&src=eoa-iotd

* Strongest Storms Each Year This Decade: 2008, Super Typhoon Jangmi
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39981&src=eoa-iotd

* Aral Sea Continues to Shrink, August 2009
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39944&src=eoa-iotd

* Afternoon Clouds over the Amazon Rainforest
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39936&src=eoa-iotd

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NASA News:

* Map Characterizes Active Lakes Below Antarctic Ice
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40040&src=eoa-nnews

* From the Moon to Marine Measurements
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40041&src=eoa-nnews

* What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back From Melting?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40042&src=eoa-nnews

* Satellites and Submarines Give the Skinny on Sea Ice Thickness
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40043&src=eoa-nnews

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Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

* Upwards Lightning Caught on Film
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39971&src=eoa-hnews

* Australians 'Need More Seasons'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39972&src=eoa-hnews

* Ink Found in Jurassic-Era Squid
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39973&src=eoa-hnews

* Warming Oceans May Shift Earth's Pole
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39974&src=eoa-hnews

* World's Oceans Set Temperature Record
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39975&src=eoa-hnews

* Slide Show: Coastlines under Threat
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39976&src=eoa-hnews

* Plastics Decompose in Ocean
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39977&src=eoa-hnews

* Climate Change Means More Heavy Rain
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39978&src=eoa-hnews

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New Research Highlights
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/archive.php?cat_id=19&src=eoa

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Press releases from institutions that either address climate research or are NASA-funded.

* Plastics in Oceans Decompose, Release Hazardous Chemicals, Surprising New Study Says
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39979&src=eoa-manews

* Lightning's Mirror Image … Only Much Bigger
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39980&src=eoa-manews

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