The following sections were updated since 20 March 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Widespread flooding swept across the midwestern United States in the wake of a powerful early spring storm. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14753 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 20 2008 (Posted on Mar 21 2008 12:19PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14752 *** (TRMM) image from Mar 20 2008 (Posted on Mar 21 2008 10:34AM) ------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

March 21, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Bill Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-062 NASA MOVES ENDEAVOUR, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The news conference with the 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station, originally scheduled for 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23, has been moved to an hour earlier, and will begin at 10:18 p.m. The change in ti ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Robert Naeye / Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4453/4044 RELEASE: 08-086 NASA SATELLITE DETECTS RECORD GAMMA RAY BURST EXPLOSION HALFWAY ACROSS UNIVERSE WASHINGTON - A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye. The explosion was a gamma ray burst. Most gamma ray bursts occ ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-061 NASA TO RELEASE NEW DETAILS FROM CLOSE FLYBY OF SATURN MOON WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 26, to present new clues on the composition of the icy plumes jetting off the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The findings were obtained March 12 durin ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov Robert Burnham Arizona State University, Tempe 480-458-8207 robert.burnham@asu.edu Tara Hicks-Johnson University of Hawaii, Manoa 808- 956-3151 hickst@hawaii.edu RELEASE: 08-084 NASA MISSION FINDS NEW CLUES TO GUIDE THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS WASHINGTON - NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits. These de ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle/Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011/354-9382 agle@jpl.nasa.gov, carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-085 CASSINI SPACECRAFT FINDS OCEAN MAY EXIST BENEATH TITAN'S CRUST PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings made using radar measur ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 March 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN CENTRAL MEXICO A dust storm struck central Mexico on March 18, 2008, and winds transported the dust into southern Texas. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14751 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 18 2008 (Posted on Mar 19 2008 1:30PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhaz ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-420-0978 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Beth Bishop Saint Louis Science Center, Mo. 314-267-9916 ebishop@slsc.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-059 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS ST. LOUIS FOR FUTURE FORUM WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, March 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will present the keynote address to launch a daylong event at the Saint Louis Science Center celebrating the space agency's 50th birthday. NASA's St. Louis Future Forum focuses on how sp ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 March 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NAMIBIA An intense rainy season triggered floods across southern Africa in early 2008. In northern Namibia, the floods started in early February and persisted through March. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14750 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 15 2008 (Posted on Mar 18 2008 5:13PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON RABAUL VOLCANO, NEW BRITIAN Rabaul Volcano rele ...Continue Reading

March 19, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Bill Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-060 NASA SETS ENDEAVOUR, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; NASA's Kennedy Space Ce ...Continue Reading