NASA's Earth ObservatoryYour source for monitoring regional and global changes on our planet through images and stories.News: For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference- (Found June 19, 2008 ) NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth's magnetosphere.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/NasaNews/2008/2008060926921.html News: Mystery of Infamous 'New England Dark Day' Solved by Tree Rings- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Midday darkness in May 1780 was caused by distant wildfires, according to evidence from tree rings. (University of Missouri-Columbia press release)http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2008/2008060626918.html News: Ocean Life Under Threat From Climate Change- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The international science community must devote more resources to research on the effects climate change is having on ocean environments. (CSIRO Australia press release)http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2008/2008060626917.html News: Ebb and Flow of the Sea Drives World's Big Extinction Events- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new study suggests that it is the ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time that is the primary cause of the world's periodic mass extinctions. (University of Wisconsin-Madison press release)http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2008/2008061526930.html |