Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- NASA's Earth Observatory 1NOV09

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (13 October 2009)
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Latest Images:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/

* Kipuka, Craters of the Moon
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40708&src=eoa-iotd

* Craters of the Moon, Idaho
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40705&src=eoa-iotd

* Oblique View of the Arnica Fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40681&src=eoa-iotd

* Tombouctou, Mali
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40684&src=eoa-iotd

* Rainfall from Typhoon Parma
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40687&src=eoa-iotd

* Earthquakes Near Vanuatu
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40677&src=eoa-iotd

* Hampton Glacier, Alexander Island, Antarctica
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40629&src=eoa-iotd

* Typhoon Melor and Tropical Storm Parma
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40615&src=eoa-iotd

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NASA News:

* Space Radar Reveals Topography of Tsunami Site
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40561&src=eoa-nnews

* Study Highlights Data on How Pollution Travels
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40672&src=eoa-nnews

* The Life, Data and Death of a Satellite Mission
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40673&src=eoa-nnews

* Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Third Lowest on Record
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40674&src=eoa-nnews

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Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

* Crystal Ball Predicts Sea Level Rise
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40636&src=eoa-hnews

* Science Gives Clearer View of Landscape
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40637&src=eoa-hnews

* Warming Ocean Melts Greenland Glaciers
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40638&src=eoa-hnews

* Laser Satellite Records Ice Loss
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40639&src=eoa-hnews

* Kenya's Heart Stops Pumping
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40640&src=eoa-hnews

* Four Degrees of Warming 'Likely'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40641&src=eoa-hnews

* Iraq's Drought: Eden Drying Out
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40642&src=eoa-hnews

* India Drought 'Worst Since 1972'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40643&src=eoa-hnews

* Earthquakes Weaken Distant Faults
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40644&src=eoa-hnews

* NASA Makes Cloud to Study Particles
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40645&src=eoa-hnews

* Earth's Climate Outside 'Safe Operating Space'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40646&src=eoa-hnews

* Volcanoes Defrosted Ice Age
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40647&src=eoa-hnews

* Dust Storm Triggers Ocean Bloom
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40648&src=eoa-hnews

* Video: Science of a Tsunami
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40649&src=eoa-hnews

* Loss of Top Predators Causing Ecosystems to Collapse
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40650&src=eoa-hnews

* 6-Foot Sea-Level Rise Called Inevitable
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40651&src=eoa-hnews

* Pollution Travels the Globe, Study Confirms
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40652&src=eoa-hnews

* Plumbing of a Supervolcano Revealed
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40653&src=eoa-hnews

* Volcanoes Wiped Out All Forests 250 Million Years Ago
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40654&src=eoa-hnews

* Alaska Coast Eroding Fast
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40655&src=eoa-hnews

* River Deltas are Sinking, Thanks to Us
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40656&src=eoa-hnews

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

* There's Still Time to Cut the Risk of Climate Catastrophe
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40661&src=eoa-manews

* Acid Clouds Nourish World's Oceans
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40662&src=eoa-manews

* Panama Butterfly Migrations Linked to El Ni単o, Climate Change
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40663&src=eoa-manews

* New Coastland Map Could Help Strengthen Sea Defenses
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40664&src=eoa-manews

* Do Dust Particles Curb Climate Change?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40665&src=eoa-manews

* Arctic Sea Ice Recovers Slightly in 2009, Remains on Downward Trend
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40666&src=eoa-manews

* Sand Dunes Reveal Unexpected Dryness During Heavy Monsoon
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40667&src=eoa-manews

* A Tree's Response to Environmental Changes: What Can We Expect Over the Next 100 Years?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40668&src=eoa-manews

* Peering Under the Ice of a Collapsing Polar Coast
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=40669&src=eoa-manews

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