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Stunning Satellite Views of Earth (PICS)

Tropical flooding, Australian dust storms, sinking Asian deltas and seasonal fires were among the images captured by Nasa's Earth Observatory satellites last month. ...full story at digg

from digg on Fri, Oct 02 2009

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05 Nov 09 visit Stunning Satellite Views of Earth from Space (PHOTOS)  »  digg These amazing images show super typhoons, dust plumes and calderas and are among the images captured by Esa and Nasa's satellites last month
02 Dec 09 visit Beautiful Satellite Views of Earth from Space (PICS)  »  digg Stunning shots of algae blooms, calving glaciers and sunglint over the Amazon basin are among the images captured by Nasa satellites during November.
29 Dec 08 visit NASA Captures Stunning Pictures of Earth [12 Photots]  »  digg From columns of cloud streaking over the Caspian Sea in January to vast tracts of cleared forest in Bolivia in December. In 2008, the NASA Earth Observatory has captured more stunning images of the Earth.
05 Jan 10 visit Beautiful Shots of Earth From Space (PICS)  »  digg Record-breaking snow storms, anticyclone cloud formations and sculpted sand dunes were among the images captured by NASA satellites during December
04 Mar 10 visit The World's Most Severe Snowstorms (12 Pics from Space)  »  digg NASAs Earth Observatory uses powerful satellites to capture the movements, evolution, and beauty of the earth, from snowstorms and earthquakes, as seen from space. Using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite.

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