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NASA News: July 2007

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  1. It's Not Your Father's Earth Science Class! July 27, 2007

    On July 29, a week-long workshop led by scientists at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. will provide intense training for teachers from around the world who are interested in learning how to excite their students with lessons that use authentic NASA research.

  2. Teacher Partners with NASA for Cloud Research July 26, 2007

    Shannon Kondos, a Punta Gorda elementary school teacher, has teamed up with NASA Langley Research Center to provide valuable observations that will validate some of their most prominent satellite instruments, and she doesn't even have to leave the sunny schoolyard of Good Shepherd Day School.

  3. New NASA AIRS Data to Aid Weather, Climate Research July 25, 2007

    Scientists used the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, or AIRS, instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft to collect the newly released measurements of factors that affect our climate, such as levels of water vapor and other greenhouse gases, ozone and concentrations of airborne dust.

  4. Satellite Data Can Warn of Famine July 19, 2007

    A NASA researcher has developed a new model that uses data from satellite remote sensing of crop growth and food prices to anticipate food shortages brought on by drought.

  5. Satellite Captures Image of Oregon Wildfires July 19, 2007

    Strong winds are fueling Oregon's Egley Complex and Monument Complex wildfires, seen in an image captured by the Moderate Resolution Image Spectrometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on July 16, 2007.

  6. Hot, Dry Conditions Spark Wildfires July 9, 2007

    An instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the severe wildfires that raged across the western United States on Sunday, July 8.

  7. Satellites Capture Images of Devastating Midwest Flood July 5, 2007

    More than two weeks of heavy rains have triggered severe flooding throughout the Midwest.

  8. Fast-Moving Utah Fire Proves Deadly July 2, 2007

    A devastating fire tore through northeastern Utah, forcing hundreds to evacuate.