------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION FOR NASA HQ Date: Thursday, Oct. 12 Contact: Kent DeHonney 358-2474 All Headquarters employees will receive an e-mail from "EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION for NASA HQ [unique_identifier@notify2.inlogicnow.com]" on Oct. 12, asking you to go to the following Web site: https://nasa.mir3.com, login and update your contact information. This is a legitimate request. Please follow the provided directions. MANDATORY E ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, October 10, 2006 VIDEO: Here’s to Your Brain Two MIT scientists nanotechnologically reconnect brain cells. African Dust Storms Stifle Hurricanes, Study Suggests Saharan dust storms might be putting a damper on Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. Seals Stop Shivering to Survive Extreme Dives Hooded seals can handle oxygen levels so low they'd be lethal to humans. Now scientists are beginning to understand how they do it. ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 09 October 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE SAHARA A Saharan dust storm crossed the borders between Mauritania, Mali, and Algeria in early October 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13919 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 06 2006 (Posted on Oct 09 2006 11:03AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES ON BORNEO AND SUMATRA Smoke from agricultural and forest fires burning on Sumatra and Borneo in late ...Continue Reading

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Oct. 10, 2006 J.D. Harrington/Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1761 RELEASE: 06-331 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW STUDENT AERONAUTICS COMPETITION NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Washington, announced a new aeronautics competition for high school and college students. The competition is sponsored by the directorate's Fundamental Aeronautics Program, and it is part of NASA's mission is to inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, and explorers. High School students are chal ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 October 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON XANGSANE Typhoon Xangsane began as an area of low air pressure (tropical depression) on September 25, 2006, in the western Pacific near the coast of the Philippine Islands. Over the next 36 hours, it grew into a typhoon. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13917 *** (TRMM) image from Oct 02 2006 (Posted on Oct 06 2006 7:49AM) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Monday, October 9, 2006 VIDEO: Here’s to Your Brain Two MIT scientists nanotechnologically reconnect brain cells. The Secret to Hummingbirds' Amazing Energy Unlike humans who must fuel up hours before intense exercise, hummingbirds can refuel in mid-flight, according to a new study. Fishermen Catch Crocodile in Rio Grande Mexican fishermen captured a 7.5-foot crocodile in the Rio Grande, the river that divides part of Mexi ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for October 9, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *October 9, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: October 9, 2006 11:01 am EDT* *Bursting the Spherical Bubble: Universe Might Be Pill-Shaped*Instead of being perfectly round like ...Continue Reading

PLANNED SYSTEM OUTAGE: PO.DAAC's website: http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/ and all PO.DAAC data tools and services (including POET, FTP and Aspera sites) will be unavailable all day on Thursday, October 12th, starting at 8:30am PDT due to scheduled system maintenance activities. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= User Services Office Phone: +1 (626)744-5508 Physical Oceanography DAAC Email: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Laboratory WW ...Continue Reading