The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (23 April 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Flood Waters along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80964&src=eoa-iotd * LDCM Looks for Water Amidst the Heat http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80958&src=eoa-iotd * Tata Sabaya Volcano http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80945&src=eoa-iotd * Cl ...Continue Reading

April 23, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-064 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR CALIFORNIA SOLAR MISSION LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- News media planning to cover the launch of NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission on June 26 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California should apply for accreditation by June 18. Deployment ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING IN THE U.S. MIDWEST A week of heavy rains caused flooding in multiple Midwestern states in April 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80977&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 21, 2013 (Posted on Apr 23, 2013 11:28 AM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80964&src=nha ...Continue Reading

April 23, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-115 NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRY AWARDS WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday recognized three companies as winners of the agency's 2012 Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA). The Small Business Industry Award Program highlights a large business prime contractor, a small business prime contractor and a small business subcontractor for outstanding support to NA ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 144 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, WHITE SANDS EARN EPA 'GREEN' HONORS 2. TOUCH THE MOON AT THE GREAT PLAINS SCIENCE DAY 3. TEXAS STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:26:30 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, WHITE SANDS EARN EPA 'GREEN' HONORS April 22, 2013 Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 23 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 113 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1723 S19W70 002 0030 Cso 07 03 Beta 1726 N13W35 325 0550 Ekc 13 42 Beta-Gamma-Delta 17 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM IMELDA Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the southern Indian Ocean in early April 2013. The storm was forecast to strengthen into a strong cyclone. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80918&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 14, 2013 (Posted on Apr 15, 2013 2:17 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND H ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA With a series of paroxysms, Mount Etna has reclaimed its status as one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80955&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Apr 18, 2013 (Posted on Apr 19, 2013 2:24 PM) ---------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Linda.j.matthews-schmidt@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-113 NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, WHITE SANDS EARN EPA 'GREEN' HONORS HOUSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized NASA's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M., and Johnson Space Center in Houston as Federal Green Challenge National Award winners. White Sands rece ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Ruth Dasso Marlaire Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709 ruth.marlaire@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-107 NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THREE SMARTPHONE SATELLITES WASHINGTON -- Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode to space Sunday aboard the maiden flight of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia. The trio of "Ph ...Continue Reading