The following sections were updated since 04 September 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DERBY FIRE, MONTANA Over the 2006 Labor Day weekend, a large fire burning in southern Montana forced hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13832 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 04 2006 (Posted on Sep 05 2006 12:00PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM IOKE Ioke started as a tropical depression on August 19, 2006, and quickly b ...Continue Reading

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The following sections were updated since 01 September 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE ARAL SEA A dust storm blew over the Aral Sea on June 13, 2006. Another dust storm struck the area on September 1, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13831 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 01 2006 (Posted on Sep 01 2006 4:15PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE JOHN As of September 1, 2006, Hurricane John had been lashing the Mexican Pacific ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Sept. 3, 2006 http://spaceweather.com LUNAR FLASH: As planned, Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashed into the Moon this morning, Sept. 3rd, at 0542 UT. The resulting flash was too faint for most backyard telescopes, but a team of astronomers using the big 3.6m CFHT telescope in Hawaii did manage to photograph the explosion. Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and images. You are currently subscribed to spaceweather as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://www.sp ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Friday, September 1, 2006 100 Years Ago: Football's First Forward Pass The game was scoreless and coach Eddie Cochems was frustrated with the team's inability to move the ball. Snoring Gets More Complex Snoring is commonly caused by what scientists call sleep apnea. There are two types. Brain Gene May Help Make Us Human Humans have more copies of a possibly important brain gene than other apes. Fossils Suggest Chaotic Recovery fro ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 31 August 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA Unusually heavy monsoon rains throughout August 2006 triggered widespread flooding in northwestern India. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13829 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 31 2006 (Posted on Sep 01 2006 12:44PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.n ...Continue Reading

Sept. 1, 2006 Michael Braukus/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/2087 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-140 NASA TESTS TECHNOLOGY UNDER HARSH DESERT CONDITIONS Arizona's high desert is a long way from the moon and Mars, but its temperature extremes, gusty winds and dust make NASA's robots, rovers and latest space gear feel right at home. The state's famed Meteor Crater and Cinder Lake area represents a surrogate planet surface for NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies team of scientists and engineers ...Continue Reading

NASA Science News for September 1, 2006 With astronauts returning to the Moon, reliable forecasts of space weather are more important than ever. A new proposed mission called "Solar Sentinels" would surround the sun with spacecraft to keep an eye on solar activity. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/01sep_sentinels.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsu ...Continue Reading

Sept. 1, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-141 NASA STARTS SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS COUNTDOWN SEPT. 3 NASA will start the launch countdown for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission at 8 a.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 3, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis' crew will resume construction of the International Space Station, which is the goal of the remaining space shuttle flights until the spacecraft are ...Continue Reading

Sept. 1, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-142 NASA UPDATES SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS PRE-LAUNCH EVENTS News conferences, events and operating hours for the NASA Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the Sept. 6 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. The first countdown for Atlantis' launch was stopped Tuesday because of Tropical Depression Ernesto. On S ...Continue Reading