http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ 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, 17 May 2008 15:05:01 EDT Sat, 17 May 2008 15:05:01 EDT webmaster@eob.gsfc.nasa.gov http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/russia_amo_2008137_tn.jpg http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3 144 105 Fires Around Lake Baikal, Russia http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/NasaNews/2008/2008051426748.html A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Library/Giants/WilliamSmith/ William Smith discovered that he could identify rock layers by the unique fossils they held. His discovery helped later generations of scientists to understand the history of life on Earth. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/NasaNews/2008/2008050726747.html The sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14842 Strong winds fanned the flames of dozens of forest fires in southern Russia around Lake Baikal in the third week of May 2008. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14837 A major spring storm system swept across the United States in mid-May 2008, causing tornadoes and flooding from the Great Plains to the East Coast. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14836 More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14833 On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14832 Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14830 Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. On May 6, the volcano's activity intensified, sending a plume 30 kilometers skyward. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14839 The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9,2008. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14831 Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In mid-May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan, Guatemala, and Honduras. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ For Earth imagery from NASA.