The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA A spring storm system in Northern Africa sent dust blowing over the Mediterranean Sea in March 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83268&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 02, 2014 (Posted on Mar 05, 2014 9:59 AM) WEST AFRICA DUST Hundreds of millio ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 05 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 64 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1987 S01W76 153 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1989 N07W56 135 0070 Cso 06 08 Beta 1990 S12W28 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (04 March 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Why is that Forest Red and That Cloud Blue? http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/FalseColor/?src=eoa-features Are you distracted by unusual colors in satellite images? They are not photographs, and understanding the difference between them is the key to unlocking the power of false-color images. -------------------- Late ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2014 * RELEASE 14-066 * * NASA Administrator Bolden's Statement on the Agency's FY 2015 Budget Request * The following statement is from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the Obama Administration's budget request for the 2015 fiscal year: "Today, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget request for the nation, and there is a lot of good news in it for NASA. The president’s funding plan for America’s space program reaffirms the path we are on, and will kee ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 04 0052 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 63 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1987 S02W56 150 0130 Cso 10 10 Beta 1988 S08W87 185 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1989 N08W42 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 04 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 63 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1987 S02W56 150 0130 Cso 10 10 Beta 1988 S08W87 185 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1989 N08W42 ...Continue Reading

March 3, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-039 * * NASA Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Briefing Now a Teleconference * Because of inclement weather in the Washington area, NASA's Fiscal Year 2015 budget media briefing on Tuesday, March 4 now will be a teleconference. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson will brief reporters starting at 2 p.m. EST. Media can participate by dialing into a phone bridge instead of having to be in person at a NASA center. Audio and visu ...Continue Reading

Thirty-two have been called, but which will be chosen? NASA's Earth Observatory is hosting the second annual Tournament: Earth, a reader-driven competition to choose the previous year's top NASA image of our planet.   The tournament starts March 3 and ends April 7, with five rounds of voting spread across five weeks. Images in the competition are a blend of reader and staff favorites from the 2013 calendar year. The images are seeded and divided into four brackets categorized by image type – data visualization, ...Continue Reading

Thirty-two have been called, but which will be chosen? NASA's Earth Observatory is hosting the second annual Tournament: Earth, a reader-driven competition to choose the previous year's top NASA image of our planet.   The tournament starts March 3 and ends April 7, with five rounds of voting spread across five weeks. Images in the competition are a blend of reader and staff favorites from the 2013 calendar year. The images are seeded and divided into four brackets categorized by image type – data visualization, ...Continue Reading

Thirty-two have been called, but which will be chosen? NASA's Earth Observatory is hosting the second annual Tournament: Earth, a reader-driven competition to choose the previous year's top NASA image of our planet.   The tournament starts March 3 and ends April 7, with five rounds of voting spread across five weeks. Images in the competition are a blend of reader and staff favorites from the 2013 calendar year. The images are seeded and divided into four brackets categorized by image type – data visualization, ...Continue Reading