The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 August 2013)

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

• Dusting the Virtues of Snow http://earthobservatory nasa gov/Features/DirtySnow/?src=eoa-features Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West

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

• Fires around Darwin, Australia http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81847&src=eoa-iotd

• Sunrise over the Aleutian Islands, with Noctilucent Clouds http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81887&src=eoa-iotd

• A Swirl of Clouds over the Pacific http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81883&src=eoa-iotd

• Unusual Rains from Oklahoma to Tennessee http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81851&src=eoa-iotd

• Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81818&src=eoa-iotd

• Heat Wave in China http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81870&src=eoa-iotd

• Tracking the Chelyabinsk Meteor Plume http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81844&src=eoa-iotd

• Lightning Fires in Central Idaho http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=81841&src=eoa-iotd

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

Earth Matters * August Puzzler http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=3891&src=eoa-blogs

Elegant Figures * Subtleties of Color (Part 4 of 6) http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=862&src=eoa-blogs

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