http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ Your source for monitoring regional and global changes on our planet through images and stories. en-us (PICS-1.1 "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true comment "RSACi North America Server" for "http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/" on "2000.09.27T15:55-0800" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0)) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:15:01 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:15:01 -0400 Goran.Halusa@nasa.gov (Goran Halusa) http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/feeds/eo_feed_logo.gif http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ 144 46 Your source for monitoring regional and global changes on our planet through images and stories. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39120&src=iotdrss A pair of before-and-after images shows how the June 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano transformed Matua Island. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39120&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39164&src=iotdrss True-color images of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado show a dramatic difference in snow appearance between 2008 and 2009. In 2009, dust has colored the snow dull brown and accelerated snowmelt. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39164&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39160&src=iotdrss The towering peaks of the Himalaya Mountains provide an illustration of a new satellite-derived topographic model. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39160&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39157&src=iotdrss This image of ocean temperatures on June 30, 2009, shows why storms that form in the early part of the Atlantic hurricane season tend to happen in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39157&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39125&src=iotdrss In 1988, wildfires raced through Yellowstone National Park, consuming hundreds of thousands of acres. This series of Landsat images tracks the landscape’s slow recovery through 2008. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39125&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39112&src=iotdrss This series of images shows aerosols (particles in the air) over the Amazon each September, the peak of the fire seasons, from 2005 through 2008. The amount of aerosols was unusually high in 2007, and unusually low in 2008. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39112&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39099&src=iotdrss The snow-covered southeastern flank of Mount Fuji Volcano appears in this astronaut photograph from April 8, 2009. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39099&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39083&src=iotdrss This true-color image of Glacier National Park in Canada, acquired in September 2001, shows a landscape of lush vegetation alternating with snow-capped peaks. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39083&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39102&src=iotdrss In this photo-like image collected over three consecutive satellite overpasses, a thick plume of dust stretches hundreds of kilometers from its origins in Africa’s Sahara Desert to the Lesser Antilles Islands on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39102&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39033&src=iotdrss Tropical Storm Nangka passed through the Philippines in late June 2009, bringing floods, landslides, and tornadoes. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39033&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39024&src=iotdrss This pair of photo-like images shows Tropical Storm Andres on June 23, over the time the storm intensified from tropical storm to hurricane strength. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39024&src=iotdrss http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Subscribe/feeds.php?src=iotdrss-ann Visit NASA's Earth Observatory on Facebook or Twitter, and check out our Image of the Day widgets for use on your Facebook or iGoogle pages. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Subscribe/feeds.php?src=iotdrss-ann