The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (22 January 2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the News: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/ * Latest Images: La Nina Rainfall Patterns http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17901 MESSENGER Views Mercury, Sends Earth a Postcard http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17900 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17899 Kyushu, Japan http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17898 Small Tropical Cyclones Contribute More to Annual Rainfall http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17897 Ramsar Convention and Wetlands in Vietnam http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17896 The Dawn of a New Solar Cycle http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17895 La Nina Still Going in January 2008 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17894 * NASA News http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/ - NASA Tsunami Research Makes Waves in Science Community - 2007 Tied as Earth's Second Warmest Year * Media Alerts http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/ - Record Warm Summers Cause Extreme Ice Melt in Greenland - Alaska Glacier Speed-Up Tied to Internal 'Plumbing' Issues - Evidence of Glaciation in 'Super Greenhouse' World - A Warming Climate Can Support Glacial Ice - Older Arctic Sea Ice Replaced by Young, Thin Ice - Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System - Electric Sand Findings Could Lead to Better Climate Models * Headlines from the press, radio, and television: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/ - Ancient Tsunami Behind Huge Yellowstone Explosion - Northeast Winters Warming Fast - Ice Sheets Existed During Global Heat Wave - Desert Mystery Has Electrifying Answer - Antarctic Trips to Boost Research - As Arctic Ice Melts, South Pole Ice Grows - 2007 was Another Warm Year for USA - Deep Sea Vents: Hot, Wet, Weird - Humans Blamed in Coral Reef Disappearance - 'No Clear Trend' In Forest Loss - Deep Sea Corals Under Scrutiny - Placing Blame for Corals' Demise - Climate researcher tackles New Guinea glaciers - Reason for Earthquake Season Revealed - Baby Mammoth Could Shed Light on Warming --------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth Observatory weekly mailing -- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: eo-announce-unsubscribe@eodomo.gsfc.nasa.gov For additional commands, e-mail: eo-announce-help@eodomo.gsfc.nasa.gov