The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 July 2013)

New Features: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/Features/

• Painted Glaciers http://earthobservatory nasa gov/Features/PaintedGlaciers/?src=eoa-features Bits of soot, dust, pollen, ash, salt, sand, and rocks coat the world's ice NASA scientist Kimberly Casey is using satellites to analyze the debris so she can answer some key questions about glaciers

Latest Images: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/

• Train Derailment and Fire, Lac Mégantic, Quebec http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81581&src=eoa-iotd

• Greenland's Summer Melt Underway http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81569&src=eoa-iotd

• Egyptian Dust Plume, Red Sea http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81566&src=eoa-iotd

• A Closer Look at Flood Damage in India http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81572&src=eoa-iotd

• Sediment, Smoke, and Stained Ice in Quebec http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81556&src=eoa-iotd

• NASA's Earth Science Satellite Fleet http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81559&src=eoa-iotd

• Death Valley Claims A Heat Title Again http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81562&src=eoa-iotd

• 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81552&src=eoa-iotd

Recent Blog Posts: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/

Earth Matters * NASA�s Polar Robotic Ranger Passes Its First Greenland Test http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=3794&src=eoa-blogs

• Long-Running Jason-1 Satellite Takes Final Bow http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=3787&src=eoa-blogs