The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Notable fires in California in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82623&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 16, 2013 (Posted on Dec 17, 2013 11:00 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA After a six-month lull, vigorous activity at mount Etna r ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2013 * RELEASE 13-372 * * NASA Engineers Crush Fuel Tank to Build Better Rockets * NASA's Mark Hilburger prepares to buckle an aluminum-lithium cylinder about the size of fuel tank barrels for the largest rockets ever built. The black and white dots on the upper portion of the tank helped 20 high-speed cameras record minute changes in the tank as almost a million pounds of force pressed down upon the tank in a test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Image Credit: NASA/Fred Deaton N ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 39 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:32:01 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development December 16, 2013 Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J13-020 Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development NASAï&iq ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 17 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1917 S15W51 077 0320 Ekc 11 16 Beta-Gamma 1918 S10W29 055 0090 Cao 06 06 Beta 1920 N12 ...Continue Reading

December 16, 2013 The PO.DAAC is seeking user information for the (MUR) Mult-Scale Ultra-High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Data Set. If you use this data set we would appreciate your input to the following two questions. 1) Do you use GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Dataset?  Data information Page:  http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/JPL-L4UHfnd-GLOB-MUR 2) If yes what is your application? Please send all responses to Dr ...Continue Reading

December 16, 2013 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius v2.0 data covering the month of November 2013. Aquarius v2.0 data are being distributed via PODAAC’s general public ftp site, OPeNDAP and also THREDDS.  Links to these and also other Aquarius resources (eg. Aquarius v2.0 documentation package) are available at http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/aquarius. Users should note that Aquarius data are processed through the end of ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN THE MIDDLE EAST A powerful winter storm left snow and caused floods from Syria to Egypt in mid-December 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82611&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 15, 2013 (Posted on Dec 16, 2013 12:35 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN THE MIDDLE EAST A powerful winter storm left snow and caused floods from Syria to Egypt in mid-December 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82611&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 15, 2013 (Posted on Dec 16, 2013 12:35 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

December 16, 2013 * RELEASE 13-375 * * NASA Receives Third Consecutive Clean Audit Opinion * NASA on Monday released its Fiscal Year 2013 Agency Financial Report detailing financial results, performance highlights, and its third consecutive unmodified, or clean, audit opinion. An independent auditor found NASA has no material weaknesses, resolved the last significant deficiency carried over from fiscal 2012, and complied with applicable laws. "2013 marks our third clean audit opinion in the la ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-51 2013 December 15 at 6:38 p.m. MST (2013 December 16 0138 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 9-15 No space weather storms were observed during the period. Outlook For December 16-22 There is a chance for R1 or greater radio blackouts during the forecast period, and a chance for a G1 geomagnetic storm, particularly on 04 January. Data used ...Continue Reading