The following sections were updated since 14 May 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN THE UNITED STATES A major spring storm system swept across the United States in mid-May 2008, causing tornadoes and flooding from the Great Plains to the East Coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14838 *** (TRMM) image from May 11 2008 (Posted on May 15 2008 12:51PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14837 *** (TRMM) image from May 13 2008 (Poste ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Leslie McCarthy Goddard Institute for Space Studies, N.Y. 212-678-5507 lnolan@giss.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-127 NASA STUDY LINKS EARTH IMPACTS TO HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE WASHINGTON -- A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa. Cynthia ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 May 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN FLORIDA More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14836 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 13 2008 (Posted on May 14 2008 10:14AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON RAMMASUN Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008. * http: ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2008 JD Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7199 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 cxcpress@cfa.harvard.edu RELEASE: 08-126 DISCOVERY OF MOST RECENT SUPERNOVA IN OUR GALAXY WASHINGTON -- The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. This result, using NASA's Chandra X-ray O ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5026 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov Shannon Verstynen National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va. 757-325-6714 shannon@nianet.org RELEASE: 08-124 NASA, NIA ANNOUNCE NASA EDUCATION TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV (NASA eTV), a partnership with the Nation ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-121 NASA ASSIGNS PART OF CREW FOR EXPEDITION 20 SPACE STATION MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA and its international partners have assigned two crew members to the Expedition 20 International Space Station mission. NASA astronaut Timothy J. Creamer, a colonel in the U.S. Army, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi w ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-095 NASA TO HOLD MEDIA BRIEFINGS ON NEW OCEAN-OBSERVING MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold two media briefings on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, on the international Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2, which is dedicated to monitoring sea-level rise and improving weather and climate forecasts. The briefings will take place in the NASA Headquarters' James E. Webb Auditorium, 300 E ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/344-8511 (mobile) kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-125 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FLY HIGH IN NASA AERONAUTICS COMPETITION HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has selected the winners of its high school contest to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future. Tom Neuman, a senior from George Walton Comprehensive High Sc ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-123 NASA'S INSULATION MATERIAL NAMED NASA GOVERNMENT INVENTION OF 2007 MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The 2007 NASA Government Invention of the Year is a heat shield material slightly more dense than balsa wood that is designed to protect spacecraft during their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The Lightweigh ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 12 May 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In early May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14831 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 11 2008 (Posted on May 13 2008 8:43AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON RAMMASUN Typhoon Rammasun ...Continue Reading