The following sections were updated since 21 November 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Spurred by dry conditions and high winds, wildfires raged through the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia, in late November 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13982 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 21 2006 (Posted on Nov 22 2006 1:25PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Obs ...Continue Reading

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The following sections were updated since 20 November 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NORTHERN AFRICA FIRE SEASON Hundreds of active fires dot the Sahel and savannas of Northern Africa in this Aqua MODIS satellite image from November 20, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13981 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 20 2006 (Posted on Nov 21 2006 10:35AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN AFGHANISTAN Heavy rain brought on widespread flooding in western and north ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 RELEASE: 06-357 NASA'S MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR MAY BE AT MISSION'S END Pasadena, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet. "Mars Global Surveyor has surpassed all expectations," said Michael Meyer, NASA's le ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 21, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 21, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 21, 2006 11:43 am EDT* *Why Planets Will Never Be Defined*The Great Pluto War in Prague failed to forge an accepted definition, but it succeeded in alienating astronomers and deepening rifts along theor ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Faraway Volcanoes Shrunk the Mighty Nile Volcanic eruptions on Iceland generated a cascade of events that led to record low levels of water in the Nile River in Africa and brought famine to the region more than two centuries ago. Israel's 'Futuristic' Bionic Hornet is 70 Years Old In his excellent 1936 short story The Scarab, science fiction writer Raymond Z. Gallun describes exactly what the Israelis seem to want - a remote-controlled robotic device ...Continue Reading

Nov. 21, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-180 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With space shuttle Discovery poised on the launch pad for the next assembly mission to the International Space Station, NASA managers plan to hold a news conference at approximately 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 29 to discuss the status of the upcoming mission. The news conference will be a ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for November 21, 2006 Flying somewhere for Thanksgiving? Think of it as a sky watching opportunity. There are some things you can see only through the window of an airplane. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/21nov_thanksgivingskies.htm?list882224 You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F&n=T&l=snglist or send a blank email to leave-snglist-882224F@lyris.msfc.nas ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, November 20, 2006 Doctors Say How We Taste Affects Health How intensely people sense different flavors seems to affect how healthy they are. New Study Lists Top 10 Earthquake States Geologists have not agreed on which states are worse. A new list ranks them. Male Chimps Prefer Older Females A new study could shed light on how the more chimp-like ancestors of humans might have behaved. Study Reveals How Magic Works VIDEO: When the magician ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 20, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 20, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 20, 2006 07:28 pm EDT* *Pushing the Limit: Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal Rate*An international team of astronomers measured the spinning speed of three black holes, finding that one rotates at a breakn ...Continue Reading