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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 January 2007)
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New Features:
Earth Observatory: Features

* Defining Desertification
http://earthobservatory.nasa.govhtt...ov/Study/Desertification/desertification.html
A string of dry years shriveled vegetation in Africa's Sahel, causing some to fear that the Sahara Desert was shifting south. Satellite data spanning more than twenty years now shows that the Sahel is holding its own against the Sahara and may be recovering with the return of near-normal rainfall.

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In the News:
Earth Observatory: News

* Latest Images:
Northern Hemisphere Temperatures Mild in December 2006
EO Newsroom: New Images - Northern Hemisphere Temperatures Mild in December 2006

Colorado Snow
EO Newsroom: New Images - Colorado Snow

Heard Island Volcano
EO Newsroom: New Images - Heard Island Volcano

Gibraltar Bay, Western Mediterranean Sea
EO Newsroom: New Images - Gibraltar Bay, Western Mediterranean Sea

Ayles Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island
EO Newsroom: New Images - Ayles Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island

Bodele Depression Dust Feeds Amazon
EO Newsroom: New Images - Bodele Depression Dust Feeds Amazon

Vegetation and Rainfall in the Sahel
EO Newsroom: New Images - Vegetation and Rainfall in the Sahel

STEREO's First View of the Sun
EO Newsroom: New Images - STEREO's First View of the Sun

* Media Alerts
EO News: Media Alerts Archive
- A Bumpy Shift from Ice to Greenhouse
- How Fish Species Suffer as a Result of Warmer Waters
- Chemistry of Volcanic Fallout Reveals Secrets of Past Eruptions

* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
EO News: In the Headlines Archive
- Malaysia Flood Death Toll at 17
- Downpours Kill Dozens in Brazil
- Record Temperatures in Himalayas Spark Climate Fears
- Warmer Seas Leave Fish Gasping
- Global Warming and Warm Weather: Connected?
- Scientists Look to South Pole for Answers to Drought
- China's Largest Lake May Disappear in 200 Years
- Forecasters Expect Toasty 2007
- Clean Air Pockets Echo Ancient Skies
- Tang Dynasty Crippled by Weather Shift
- Climate Change Faster in Australia: Scientists
- Himalaya's Receding Glaciers Suffer Neglect

* New Research Highlights
EO News: Research Highlights Archive

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