The following sections were updated since 17 September 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA August 2007 brought little rain to relieve a multi-year drought in southern Australia. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14531 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2007 (Posted on Sep 18 2007 1:47PM) -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM A dust storm blew out of the Bodele Depression on September 17, 2007. * http://na ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2007 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2339 mcabbage@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-194 NASA NAMES ASTRONAUT ELLEN OCHOA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JOHNSON HOUSTON -- Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa has been named the next deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Ochoa is a four-time space flier who has served as director of flight crew operations at Johnson. She will succeed Bob Cabana, who was named director of ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-196 NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS HOUSTON - NASA is accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon. "We look forward to gathering applications and then being able to sel ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 September 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF THE AFRICAN WEST COAST Dust blew off the coast of Mauritania on September 16, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14525 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 16 2007 (Posted on Sep 17 2007 1:44PM) DUST STORM OVER BAHRAIN AND QATAR Saudi Arabian dust blew over Bahrain, Qatar, and the Persian Gulf on September 12, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2007 David Mould/Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/2339 david.r.mould@nasa.gov, mcabbage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-193 NASA ADMINISTRATOR GRIFFIN DISCUSSES VALUE OF THE SPACE ECONOMY WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin kicked off a lecture series honoring the agency's 50th anniversary with an address Monday describing the critical role that space exploration plays in the global economy. The "space economy" was estimated at about $180 billion in 2005, according to ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 September 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES Much of the southwestern United States experienced moderate to severe drought in 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14521 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2007 (Posted on Sep 13 2007 1:27PM) -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING FROM TYPHOON FITOW Typhoon Fitow's heavy rains flooded rivers around Tokyo when the storm came ...Continue Reading

Sept. 13, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-192 NASA KEEPS EYE ON OZONE LAYER AMID MONTREAL PROTOCOL'S SUCCESS WASHINGTON - NASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer. The United Nations Environment Programme will host the meeting from Sept. 23 to 26 in Athens, Greece. NASA scientists ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 12 September 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DROUGHT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST As summer headed toward fall in 2007, much of the United States was experiencing drought. Vegetation conditions in the Northwest were mostly average or below average in late August 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14517 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2007 (Posted on Sep 13 2007 11:34AM) DROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES By the end of May 2007, ...Continue Reading

Sept. 13, 2007 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/1600 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Joan B. Underwood Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md. 303-971-7398 joan.b.underwood@lmco.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-118 GRIFFIN TO SPEAK AT NASA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE SERIES WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will deliver an important address Monday on the role of space exploration in the global economy, kicking off a lecture series honoring the agency's 50th anniversary. Griffin's lecture wi ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-117 NASA SHOWCASES NEXT SPACE STATION COMPONENT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold a media event at 10 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 18, to highlight the next piece to be added to the International Space Station. The Node-2 module, known as Harmony, will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery on mis ...Continue Reading