Nov. 27, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-260 BREAKTHROUGH MAP OF ANTARCTICA LAYS GROUND FOR NEW DISCOVERIES WASHINGTON - A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey unveiled a newly completed map of Antarctica today that is expected to revolutionize research of the continent's frozen landscape. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica is a result of NASA's state-of- ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SIMPSON DESERT DUST STORM A dust storm struck Australia's Simpson Desert on November 21, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14637 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 21 2007 (Posted on Nov 26 2007 1:57PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CORRAL FIRE NEAR MAILBU, CALIFORNIA On November 24, 2007, a fire started in Corral Canyon northwest of Malibu and was rapidly fanned into a ...Continue Reading

Nov. 26, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-168 SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT CLAY ANDERSON AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Clay Anderson, a Nebraska native who returned to Earth on Nov. 7 after living and working five months aboard the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 - 8 a.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 29. Ander ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 November 2007. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM JEBEL AT TAIR Jebel at Tair, a small volcanic island in the Red Sea, released a volcanic plume on November 8, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14635 *** ALI(EO-1) image from Nov 08 2007 (Posted on Nov 21 2007 4:05PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-166 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW SENDS THANKSGIVING MESSAGE HOUSTON - Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. "We wanted to say happy Thanksgiving to all o ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-167 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON STATUS OF NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will follow the Flight Re ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 November 2007. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS The Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a faint plume on November 9, 2007. It relased another plume one week later. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14634 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 16 2007 (Posted on Nov 20 2007 1:17PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 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 RELEASE: 07-259 NASA AMENDS CREW ASSIGNMENT FOR STS-126 MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA has replaced a crew member assigned to space shuttle mission STS-126. Astronaut Donald R. Pettit will take the place of astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, who has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector. The mission is targeted to launch in Se ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2665 alan.brown@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-059 NASA DRYDEN AWARDS ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT EDWARDS, Calif. - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year competitive contract to Tybrin Corporation of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., for engineering and technical services. The award-term contract covers a four-year base period wi ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Dense haze collected in southern California in mid-November 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14633 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 18 2007 (Posted on Nov 19 2007 3:09PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthobserv ...Continue Reading