Space Weather News for Sept. 12, 2008
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HARVEST MOON: This weekend's full Moon has a special name--the Harvest Moon. It's the full Moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox. In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Post-Edison, we appreciate it mainly for its beauty. Be alert in the nights ahead for Harvest Moon halos, coronas and 'dogs. Visit http://spaceweather.com for example and more information.
AURORA WATCH: Around the Arctic Circle, moonlight will compete with Northern Lights. A solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the sun is due to hit Earth on Sept. 13th or 14th, possibly sparking high-latitude geomagnetic storms. Sky watchers from Alaska to Scandinavia should be alert for auroras.
September 2008 Aurora Gallery: http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01sep08.htm
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 September 2008)
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 September 2008)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/
* Rapid Retreat: Ice Shelf Loss along Canada's Ellesmere Coast
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Ellesmere/
Beginning in late July 2008, the remaining ice shelves along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island underwent rapid retreat, losing a total of 214 square kilometers (83 square miles).
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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
Hurricane Ike weakens over Cuba
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18147
Both Routes Around Arctic Open at Summer's End
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18145
Floods Cover Bihar, India
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18144
Sunglint on the Amazon River, Brazil
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18143
Ningaloo National Marine Park, Western Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18142
Ice Shelves Retreat on Ellesmere Island
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18141
A Stormy Atlantic
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18140
Fires in Mozambique and South Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18139
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- 2008 Hurricane Season Kicks Into High Gear
* Media Alerts
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
- Major Flooding Risk Could Span Decades After Chinese Earthquake
- Global Sea-Rise Levels by 2100 May be Lower Than Some Predict
- Warmer Seas Linked to Strengthening Hurricanes
- Smoke Smudges Mexico City's Air, Chemists Identify Sources
- Global Warming Greatest in Past Decade
- Ice Age Lesson Predicts a Faster Rise in Sea Level
- Crystals Improve Understanding of Volcanic Eruption Triggers
- Thawing Permafrost Likely to Boost Global Warming
- Why is Greenland Covered in Ice?
* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/
- Arctic Ice Hints at Warming, Specialists Say
- Sea Level Rise Limited to Just Over Six Feet
- African Dust Linked to Hurricane Strength
- Asian Soot, Smog May Boost Global Warming in USA
- Supercontinent Pangaea Pushed, Not Sucked, Into Place
- Earth's Windiest Region Confirmed by Crewed Flight
- Seas Will Rise Much Faster Than Thought
- Major Ice-Shelf Loss for Canada
- Strongest Storms Grow Stronger Yet
- Some Seaweed Hampers Coral Recovery
- Why Hurricane Gustav Didn't Become a Monster
- Hurricane Forecast: "No Let Up" in Weeks Ahead
- Climate 'Hockey Stick' is Revived
- Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen's Effects
- A Blow to the Oxygen Theory of Extinction
- Eruption Gave Several Weeks' Notice; May Aid Forecasts
- The Weekends are More Rainy รข€“ and it May be Our Fault
- Sponges Feel the Heat from Climate Change
- Arctic Sea Ice Drops to Record Levels
- Arctic Sea Ice Drops to Second Lowest Level on Record
- Not-So-Permafrost: Big Thaw of Arctic Soil May Unleash Runaway Warming
- Earth's Air in Four Big Cells
- Fewer April Showers for U.S. Southwest as Climate Changes
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/
* Rapid Retreat: Ice Shelf Loss along Canada's Ellesmere Coast
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Ellesmere/
Beginning in late July 2008, the remaining ice shelves along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island underwent rapid retreat, losing a total of 214 square kilometers (83 square miles).
--------------------
In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
Hurricane Ike weakens over Cuba
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18147
Both Routes Around Arctic Open at Summer's End
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18145
Floods Cover Bihar, India
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18144
Sunglint on the Amazon River, Brazil
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18143
Ningaloo National Marine Park, Western Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18142
Ice Shelves Retreat on Ellesmere Island
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18141
A Stormy Atlantic
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18140
Fires in Mozambique and South Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18139
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- 2008 Hurricane Season Kicks Into High Gear
* Media Alerts
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
- Major Flooding Risk Could Span Decades After Chinese Earthquake
- Global Sea-Rise Levels by 2100 May be Lower Than Some Predict
- Warmer Seas Linked to Strengthening Hurricanes
- Smoke Smudges Mexico City's Air, Chemists Identify Sources
- Global Warming Greatest in Past Decade
- Ice Age Lesson Predicts a Faster Rise in Sea Level
- Crystals Improve Understanding of Volcanic Eruption Triggers
- Thawing Permafrost Likely to Boost Global Warming
- Why is Greenland Covered in Ice?
* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/
- Arctic Ice Hints at Warming, Specialists Say
- Sea Level Rise Limited to Just Over Six Feet
- African Dust Linked to Hurricane Strength
- Asian Soot, Smog May Boost Global Warming in USA
- Supercontinent Pangaea Pushed, Not Sucked, Into Place
- Earth's Windiest Region Confirmed by Crewed Flight
- Seas Will Rise Much Faster Than Thought
- Major Ice-Shelf Loss for Canada
- Strongest Storms Grow Stronger Yet
- Some Seaweed Hampers Coral Recovery
- Why Hurricane Gustav Didn't Become a Monster
- Hurricane Forecast: "No Let Up" in Weeks Ahead
- Climate 'Hockey Stick' is Revived
- Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen's Effects
- A Blow to the Oxygen Theory of Extinction
- Eruption Gave Several Weeks' Notice; May Aid Forecasts
- The Weekends are More Rainy รข€“ and it May be Our Fault
- Sponges Feel the Heat from Climate Change
- Arctic Sea Ice Drops to Record Levels
- Arctic Sea Ice Drops to Second Lowest Level on Record
- Not-So-Permafrost: Big Thaw of Arctic Soil May Unleash Runaway Warming
- Earth's Air in Four Big Cells
- Fewer April Showers for U.S. Southwest as Climate Changes
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (02 September 2008)
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (02 September 2008)
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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
Fires in Mozambique and South Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18139
Hurricane Gustav
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18138
Empty Quarter
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18137
Mt. Gambier, South Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18136
Aeolian Islands
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18135
Wrangel Island, Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18134
Fay Floods Florida
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18133
Monsoon Floods Reshape Indian River
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18132
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- Changing the World, One Student at a Time
- Portrait of a Warming Ocean and Rising Sea Levels
* Media Alerts
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
- New Clues to Air Circulation in the Atmosphere
- Earthquakes May Endanger New York More than Thought
- Satellite Images Show Continued Breakup of Two of Greenland's Largest Glaciers
- Drier, Warmer Springs in U.S. Southwest Stem from Human-Caused Changes in Winds
- Dirty Smoke From Ships Found to Degrade Air Quality in Coastal Cities
- Greenland Ice Core Reveals History of Pollution in the Arctic
- Study Shows Continued Spread of 'Dead Zones'
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Earth Observatory weekly mailing -- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
* Latest Images:
Fires in Mozambique and South Africa
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18139
Hurricane Gustav
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18138
Empty Quarter
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18137
Mt. Gambier, South Australia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18136
Aeolian Islands
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18135
Wrangel Island, Russia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18134
Fay Floods Florida
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18133
Monsoon Floods Reshape Indian River
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18132
* NASA News
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/
- Changing the World, One Student at a Time
- Portrait of a Warming Ocean and Rising Sea Levels
* Media Alerts
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/
- New Clues to Air Circulation in the Atmosphere
- Earthquakes May Endanger New York More than Thought
- Satellite Images Show Continued Breakup of Two of Greenland's Largest Glaciers
- Drier, Warmer Springs in U.S. Southwest Stem from Human-Caused Changes in Winds
- Dirty Smoke From Ships Found to Degrade Air Quality in Coastal Cities
- Greenland Ice Core Reveals History of Pollution in the Arctic
- Study Shows Continued Spread of 'Dead Zones'
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