http://en.redtram.com/ earthobservatory.nasa.gov Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:19:24 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 6748 | Mayon Volcano Threatens Major Eruption http://en.redtram.com/go/236303640/top100/ 236303640 A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit of Mayon Volcano in this image from December 15, 2009. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:04:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303640/top100/ 6748 | Haze along the Himalaya http://en.redtram.com/go/236303631/top100/ 236303631 Acquired December 14, 2009, this true-color image of northern India and Bangladesh shows thick haze hugging the soutehrn face of the Himalaya. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303631/top100/ 6748 | Fires near Perth, Western Australia http://en.redtram.com/go/236303625/top100/ 236303625 A fire in a Western Australia state forest near Dwellingup billows smoke over the Indian Ocean on December 15, 2009. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303625/top100/ 6748 | NASA's AIM Satellite and Models are Unlocking the Secrets of Mysterious "Night-Shining" Clouds http://en.redtram.com/go/236303620/top100/ 236303620 NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite has captured five complete polar seasons of noctilucent (NLC) or 'night-shining' clouds with an unprecedented horizontal resolution of 3 miles by 3 miles. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303620/top100/ 6748 | Black Carbon Deposits on Himalayan Ice Threaten Earth's "Third Pole" http://en.redtram.com/go/236303613/top100/ 236303613 Black soot deposited on Tibetan glaciers has contributed significantly to the retreat of the world's largest non-polar ice masses, according to new research. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:02:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303613/top100/ 6748 | Major Groundwater Loss in California's Heartland http://en.redtram.com/go/236303607/top100/ 236303607 New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region -- the Central Valley -- and its major mountain water source -- the Sierra Nevadas -- have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:02:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303607/top100/ 6748 | Ecosystem, Vegetation Affect Urban Heat Island Effect http://en.redtram.com/go/236303590/top100/ 236303590 NASA researchers studying have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:02:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303590/top100/ 6748 | NASA Looks for Safer Icing Forecast for Pilots http://en.redtram.com/go/236303585/top100/ 236303585 Of the many dangers that plague commercial airplanes, icing stands out as one of the most treacherous. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:01:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303585/top100/ 6748 | New Results from a Terra-ific Decade in Orbit http://en.redtram.com/go/236303576/top100/ 236303576 With each additional day and year that the Terra satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a strengthened record of Earth's vital signs; here's a sample of the latest developments to be presented by Terra researchers at the Fall Meeting of the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:01:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303576/top100/ 6748 | Solar Storms and Radiation Exposure on Commercial Flights http://en.redtram.com/go/236303569/top100/ 236303569 For the first time, NASA scientists are accurately calculating the level of damaging radiation people are exposed to on commercial airline flights. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303569/top100/ 6748 | NASA Outlines Recent Greenhouse Gas Research http://en.redtram.com/go/236303557/top100/ 236303557 Researchers studying carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas and a key driver of global climate change, have a new tool: daily global measurements of carbon dioxide in a key part of our atmosphere. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303557/top100/ 6748 | Black Soot and the Survival of Tibetan Glaciers http://en.redtram.com/go/236256179/top100/ 236256179 Model simulations track the movement of black soot pollution over the Tibetan Plateau from August-November 2009. This image shows haze on September 26, 2009. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:44:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256179/top100/ 6748 | Cyclone Mick http://en.redtram.com/go/236256170/top100/ 236256170 spanning the islands of Fiji. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:44:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256170/top100/ 6748 | Volcanic Activity at Kilauea http://en.redtram.com/go/236256163/top100/ 236256163 Acquired December 11, 2009, these true-color images show a wide-area and two close-up views of plumes from Kilauea, including plumes from Halema'uma'u and Pu'u O'o Craters. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256163/top100/ 6748 | Winter Storm Crosses the United States http://en.redtram.com/go/236256156/top100/ 236256156 Acquired December 9, 2009, this image combines observations from Terra and Aqua to show snow cover across the western and central United States. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256156/top100/ 6748 | Scarce Water, Our Quiet Sun and Space Rocks Among NASA News Highlights at American Geophysical... http://en.redtram.com/go/236256150/top100/ 236256150 NASA researchers will present new findings on Earth and space science topics during the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256150/top100/ 6748 | Early Carnivorous Dinosaurs Crossed Continents http://en.redtram.com/go/236256144/top100/ 236256144 Discovery of a new species of 213-million-year-old meat-eating dinosaur in New Mexico suggests the first dinosaurs wandered between parts of the Pangea supercontinent that later became North and South America, according to a team of researchers. (University of Utah press Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256144/top100/ 6748 | Earth's Atmosphere Came from Outer Space http://en.redtram.com/go/236256139/top100/ 236256139 The gases which formed the Earth's atmosphere -- and probably its oceans -- did not come from inside the Earth but from outer space, according to a new study. (University of Manchester press release) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256139/top100/ 6748 | New Approach to Emissions Makes Climate and Air Quality Models More Accurate http://en.redtram.com/go/236256135/top100/ 236256135 Until now, scientists have struggled to know where organic molecules go and what happens to them once they leave their source, leading to models for predicting climate and air quality that are incomplete or less than accurate. (University of Colorado Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236256135/top100/