News | August 25, 2008

Fay's Rains Still Drenching the Southeast

While now a tropical depression, Fay continues spreading heavy rain and winds over a wide swath of the U.S. Southeast, as seen in this Aug. 25 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.

For the first time, researchers have documented the transition of a stable, creeping landslide into catastrophic collapse.

Drought, Deluge Turned Stable Landslide into Disaster
The extreme speed of last fall's Indonesian earthquake - rupturing faster than 9,000 mph (14,500 kph) - created a sort of 'seismic boom' that intensified the shaking.

Deadly Indonesian Quake Was a Rare 'Superfast' Event
NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured the polar vortex as it moved southward from central Canada into the U.S. Midwest from January 20 to January 29.

NASA's AIRS Captures Polar Vortex Moving in Over US