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The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (05 April 2005)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/>

* The Rising Cost of Natural Hazards
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/RisingCost/>
  Disaster-related economic losses topped $145 billion in 2004, the latest in a disturbing upward trend. Has climate change increased the number and severity of natural disasters, or is the rising cost of natural disasters due to other human factors?

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In the News:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/>

* Latest Images:
  Eruption of Anatahan
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16871>

  Dust Storm in Central Africa
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16870>

  Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16869>

  Mount Olympus, Greece
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16868>

  Dinosaur National Monument
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16867>

  Widespread Fires in Southeast Asia
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16866>

  Sulfur Dioxide Seeps from the Ambrym Volcano
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16865>

  Massive Earthquake Along the Sunda Trench
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16864>

* NASA News
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/>
- NASA Study Finds Earth's Auroras are not Mirror Images

* Media Alerts
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/>
- Purdue Scientists Unravel Midwest Tornado Formation
- Climatologists Discover Deep-Sea Secret
- Charcoal and Forest Management Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Levels and Save Lives in Africa
- Alberta Solar-Heating Project First in North America
- Earth's Services in Peril, Report Concludes
- Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
- Weather Forecasts May Be Predictors for Prevalence of West Nile Virus
- Britain's Top Climatologist Backs Global Warming Claims

* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/Headlines/>
- Indonesia Quake Adds to Fears of More Disasters
- "Super Volcano" Could Dwarf Indonesia's Earthquake Catastrophes: Expert
- Japan Unveils Tsunami Warning System Plan
- Group: Tsunami Salt Damage Not As Severe
- December 26 Quake Twice as Powerful
- Costly Tsunami Outlook Drawn Up For California
- Quake's Movement Behind Lack of Tsunami
- Maps Need to Be Redrawn
- Human Bodies Major Polluters
- Study Finds Dandruff in Air Pollutants
- World's Largest Iceberg on Move Again
- Carbon Dioxide Continues Its Rise
- UH Studying Possible Coral Reef Link to Global Warming
- Study: Global Warming of Atlantic Could Hit Fish
- Report: Earth's Ecosystem at Risk
- Wintry Canada to Use Solar Power to Heat Homes
- Volcano Flow Prediction Nearing
- Coastal Dwellers Up Disaster Risk
- Quake Behind Asian Tsunami Was Longest on Record
- New Method Promises Better Earthquake Prediction
- Test of Tsunami-Alert System Planned for Alaska
- Scientists Debate Quake vs. Aftershock
- Tsunami Warning System Helped Spread Word
- Further Quake Can't Be Ruled Out: Scientist
- Earth's Downward Motion Prevented Tsunami
- Latest Earthquakes Surprise Seismologists
- Major Quake Off Indonesia Kills 300
- Massive Quake for Sumatra Predicted Two Weeks Ago
- Expert: Hurricane Ivan Caused Sand Loss
- Envisat Enables First Global Check of Regional Methane Emissions
- Wildlife Winces at Early Spring

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