Wednesday, December 9, 2009

EarthObservatory.NASA,.gov | Latest - December 9, 2009

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory

* Flooding along the Rio Negro, Uruguay
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41546&src=eoa-iotd

* Ash Plume from Tavurvur, Papua New Guinea
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41529&src=eoa-iotd

* Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41500&src=eoa-iotd

* Chilla Wildlife Sanctuary, India
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41503&src=eoa-iotd

* Rainfall from Philippine Typhoons
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41497&src=eoa-iotd

* Flooding in Brazil and Uruguay
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41479&src=eoa-iotd

* Erg Iabes, Algeria
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41476&src=eoa-iotd

* Dust over Southeast Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=41458&src=eoa-iotd

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Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

* Grizzlies, Polar Bears Breeding Because of Climate Change
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41506&src=eoa-hnews

* Antarctic Ice Sheet Losing Mass
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41507&src=eoa-hnews

* Past Climate Anomalies Explained
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41508&src=eoa-hnews

* This Year 'In Top Five Warmest'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41509&src=eoa-hnews

* Lightning-'Listening' Network Nearly Complete
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41510&src=eoa-hnews

* Islands Make Waves … In the Sky
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41511&src=eoa-hnews

* 2009 Hurricane Season Quietest in Decades
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41512&src=eoa-hnews

* Early Snowball Earth May Have Melted to a Mudball
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41513&src=eoa-hnews

* Scientist Explains Earth's Warming Plateau
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41514&src=eoa-hnews

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

* Past Regional Cold and Warm Periods Linked to Natural Climate Drivers
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41515&src=eoa-manews

* Peat Fires Drive Temperatures Up
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41516&src=eoa-manews

* First Comprehensive Review of the State of Antarctica's Climate
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41517&src=eoa-manews

* Big Freeze Plunged Europe into Ice Age in Months
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41518&src=eoa-manews

* Oceanic Crust Formation is Dynamic After All
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41519&src=eoa-manews