Disasters

Fire in the Kalahari

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

A large fire was burning near the western border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana.

Posted on August 31st, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation

Earthquakes May Endanger New York More than Thought

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults may put the booming metropolis at more risk than previously thought.

Posted on August 30th, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation

Natural Hazards: Storm: Hurricane Gustav

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

Hurricane Gustav formed off the coast of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea on August 25, 2008.

Posted on August 29th, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation

Dam Burst Forces Evacuations of Grand Canyon

Originally Published by Live Science

Dozens of tourists and Hualapai Tribe members spent the night in shelters after being lifted out of a flood-devastated gorge off the side of the Grand Canyon by helicopters.

Posted on August 23rd, 2008
Disasters, Water

Ferocious California Fires Kill Off Aliens

Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment

In California’s chaparral shrublands the biggest blazes are the most effective at getting rid of invasive species because they can’t stand the heat.

Posted on August 22nd, 2008
Biodiversity, Disasters

New NASA “Fire and Smoke” Web Page Shows Latest Fire Views, Research

Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory

NASA’s new website makes available to the public a wealth of cutting-edge tools used by firefighters to battle wildfires.

Posted on August 2nd, 2008
Disasters, Earth Observation

California Fires Kill Two, Yosemite National Park At Risk

Originally Published by Environment News Service

Northern California wildfires continue to burn, killing two firefighters and threatening to burn Yosemite National Park

Posted on July 30th, 2008
Disasters, Ecosystems

Oil Spill Closes 80 Miles of the Mississippi River

Originally Published by Environment News Service

Crews are struggling to contain and clean more than 419,000 gallons of fuel oil from an 80 mile closed stretch of the Mississippi River that extends from New Orleans downstream to the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted on July 28th, 2008
Disasters, Water

Northern Wildfire Smoke May Cast Shadow On Arctic Warming

Originally Published by Science Daily

According to a study out of NOAA and the University of Colorado, the Arctic may get some temporary relief from global warming if the annual North American wildfire season intensifies.

Posted on July 26th, 2008
Climate, Disasters, Earth Observation