The following sections were updated since 30 October 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OFF IRAN AND PAKISTAN Dust plumes blew off the coasts of Iran and Pakistan on October 29-30, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14602 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 30 2007 (Posted on Oct 31 2007 12:26PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM NOEL The sixteenth tropical storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Depression 16 became Tropical St ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 29 October 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. Before winds died down late in the week, the fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres and forced at least half a million people from their homes. Smoke caused unhealthy air quality in many areas. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14600 *** OMI(A ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov; beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-234 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW CENTER ASSIGNMENTS FOR MOON EXPLORATION WASHINGTON - NASA announced Tuesday which agency centers will take responsibility for specific work to enable astronauts to explore the moon. The new assignments cover elements of the lunar lander and lunar surface operations. The agency also announced work assignments for Ares V, a heavy-lift rocket fo ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-233 NASA TO ESTABLISH NATIONWIDE LUNAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE WASHINGTION - NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute. This effort, with dispersed teams across the nation, will help lead the agency's research activities for future lunar science missions related to NASA's exploration goa ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 26 October 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST OFF IRAN AND PAKISTAN Dust plumes blew off the coasts of Iran and Pakistan on October 29, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14597 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 29 2007 (Posted on Oct 29 2007 1:00PM) DUST PLUMES OFF LIBYA Two-toned dust plumes blew northward off the coast of Libya on October 26, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14594 *** MODIS(Terra) ...Continue Reading

Oct. 29, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Sally Harrington Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2037 sally.v.harrington@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-053 NASA AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, SAFETY SERVICE CONTRACT CLEVELAND - NASA has selected Science Applications International Corp., known as SAIC, of Harrisburg, Pa., to provide environmental management and safety office support at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland. This is an indefinite deli ...Continue Reading

Oct. 29, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-149 NASA TO ANNOUNCE WORK ASSIGNMENTS TO ENABLE LUNAR EXPLORATION WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Oct. 30, NASA will take another important step toward returning astronauts to the moon by assigning key future Constellation Program work to its field centers. The agency's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host a media roundtable at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., S.W., Washington. Briefers wil ...Continue Reading

Oct. 29, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-150 NASA SETS DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The 10 crew members flying aboard the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 6:48 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Questions from media will be taken from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston; K ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 25 October 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A nearly opaque plume of haze snaked through eastern China on October 20, 2007. By the following day, the haze had spread throughout much of eastern China, near Bo Hai and the Yellow Sea. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14592 *** MOPITT(Terra) image from Oct 22 2007 (Posted on Oct 25 2007 4:28PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 4 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALI ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 October 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 6 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. As of October 24, nearly a million people were forced to evacuate their homes as the fires spread from the mountains toward the coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14591 *** (QuickBird) image from Oct 22 2007 (Posted on Oct 25 2007 2:51PM) * ...Continue Reading