The following sections were updated since 19 April 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust plumes blew out of the Taklimakan Desert in early to mid-April 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14222 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 16 2007 (Posted on Apr 19 2007 12:21PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SWEAT FARM ROAD FIRE, GEORGIA The Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres ...Continue Reading

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 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 19, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 19, 2007 04:45 pm EDT* *SPACE.com Interplayer: Space Station Ready for Orbital Expansion*Follow the NASA's STS-116 shuttle mission to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *U.S., Japanese Firms Team Up on IS ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-40 NASA UPDATES MEDIA ACCREDITATION DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA is adjusting the media accreditation deadlines for the upcoming space shuttle mission, STS-117. Shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch June 8 to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. All U.S. and international media must apply for credentials to attend the liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...Continue Reading

Thursday, April 19, 2007 Warming Climate Reverses Sex of Lizards High temperatures can reverse the sex of baby dragon lizards, turning males into females. Parasites Eavesdrop on Stink Bug Sex Talk A study suggests that parasitic wasps eavesdrop on stink bugs� sexual vibrations in order t ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 April 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA On April 12, 2007, a dust storm blew out of the dry lakebed of Bristol Lake, southeast of Amboy, California. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14219 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Apr 12 2007 (Posted on Apr 18 2007 12:26PM) NILE DELTA DUST STORM On April 17, 2007, desert winds whipped up a severe dust storm over Cairo. The dust plume blew northward over the N ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 House Repairs Itself in Earthquake When squeezed under pressure, nano polymer particles in the walls will flow into cracks and harden to form a solid material. Wasps Eat Siblings For Good of the Family Female wasps kill some of their brothers in order to favor more genetically related sisters. Surprise: ...Continue Reading

April 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-039 SPACE STATION CREW LANDING MOVED TO SATURDAY WASHINGTON - The 14th crew of the International Space Station, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, along with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, will land at 8:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 21 in Kazakhstan. The return of the Soyuz spacecraft was delayed a day, and the landing ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 17 April 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SWEAT FARM ROAD FIRE, GEORGIA The Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. This image shows the fire and smoke on April 17. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14218 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 17 2007 (Posted on Apr 18 2007 10:14AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN ETH ...Continue Reading