Yes tornadoes do occur in other countries

Tornado kills 2, damages hundreds of homes in central Vietnam
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
HANOI, Vietnam (AP): A strong tornado struck several villages in central Vietnam, killing two people and damaging hundreds of homes, an official said Friday ...
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/15/apworld/20070615111452&sec=apworld

Yes tornadoes do occur in other countries

Tornado kills 2, damages hundreds of homes in central Vietnam
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
HANOI, Vietnam (AP): A strong tornado struck several villages in central Vietnam, killing two people and damaging hundreds of homes, an official said Friday ...
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/15/apworld/20070615111452&sec=apworld

image of the track of Image tracks of tornadoes captured on 6/7/2007

tornado Tracks from outer space

this image is direct to this picture in the archives
http://www.redorbit.com/images/images-of-the-day/img/14537/tornado_scars_seen_from_space/index.html

see pics from every day
http://www.redorbit.com/images/images-of-the-day/

A series of tornadoes ripped across central and northeast Wisconsin on the
evening of June 7, 2007, leaving a path of destruction visible from space.

This image of the track of one of those tornadoes was captured on June 9,
2007, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's
Terra satellite. The tornado track is the diagonal line running through the
dark green, forested area, just left of the center of the image.

The path torn through this densely wooded area stands out quite clearly in
the satellite image, as tens of thousands of trees were leveled by the
devastating funnel cloud.

One of the tornadoes to strike the area was given an F-3 rating by the
National Weather Service, classifying it as a "strong" tornado that causes
severe damage and has wind speeds between 158 and 206 miles per hour.

Amazing terrain of Saturn's moon Titan

Beyond the smog layer there are surprises on the Moon Titan

Bright and dark terrain on Titan's trailing hemisphere is revealed by Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem in this mosaic of images taken during the T28 flyby in April 2007.

More at:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMQD59RR1F_0.html

once thought to be lifeless, Mars probably had water lots of it

Scientist Says Mars Once Had Oceans
By Dave Mosher

(June 14) - Since 1991, planetary scientists have floated the idea that Mars once harbored vast oceans that covered roughly one-third of the planet. Two long shore-like lips of rock in the planet's northern hemisphere were thought to be the best evidence, but experts argued that they were too "hilly" to describe the smooth edges of ancient oceans.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/scientist-says-mars-once-had-oceans/20070613192609990002?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Planetary System Ring off center puzzle solved?

Hidden Planet Pushes Star's Ring a Billion Miles Off-Center
http://www.physorg.com/news100884955.html

NM tornado on video CNN

Notice the clear slot of sky to the left of the storm area.

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/62819.html

Look at the size of these hailstones

Look at the size of these hailstones. Nice 3 videos of the hail falling, the size of the hailstones and accumulation
6/09/07

Wind, rain, hail and maybe a tornado hit Ohio

Storm damage in Canal Fulton, Marlboro Twp. No injuries reported. Inch of rain at airport
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17346455.htm
Nice videos of the hail falling, the size of the hailstones and accumulation

• Video1 | Hailing during the thunderstorm
• Video2 | Hail accumulation
• Video3 | The size of the hail

Atlantic space shuttle lifted off and head for space station

Atlantic space shuttle lifted off and head for space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (June 9) - A patched-up Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts Friday on the first space shuttle flight of 2007, putting NASA back on track after a run of bad luck and scandal that included a damaging hailstorm and a lurid love triangle.
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/atlantis-heads-toward-space-station/20070608190509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Unexpected comet plunged into sun

Sometimes comets appear "out of the blue" and appear near the Sun. This one got vaporized as seen by space telescope. Look at the video

Half and Half colored lobster caught

Half and Half colored llobster
see video
Caught off Newport, RI
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/video/13426448/index.html
this one caught in 2006
Half orange half brown
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060720-lobster-photo.html
more about upcoming lobster festival
meanwhile 60th Maine Lobster festival info
http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/

Orange & brown lobster found off RI

Half and Half lobster video
Caught off coast Newport, RI


this one caught in 2006
Half orange half brown
more below
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060720-lobster-photo.html
more about upcoming lobster festival
meanwhile 60th Maine Lobster festival info
http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/

Warerspout photo in Singapore

A waterspout is a tornado over water. This one appeared off Singapore.

http://www.time.com/time/picturesoft...375256,00.html

Hubble Detects first Direct Measurements of Atmosphere on World Around another Star

Hubble has discovered more information about a planet outside our solar system.

Students will
(E.O.A.S1) Compare and contrast the star in this system to that of our sun
(E.O.A.S2) CCompare and contrast the planet Earth with this planet
(E.O.A.S.3) How much % of the Sun's light is reflected back into space? Why is this important?

Saturn's Moon Titan amazing seas

Long hypothesizes to have a soupy primordial atmosphere possibly like our Earth once had, scientists are learning more about Titan.In 2005 the Huygens probe landed on Titan and returned the first surface images. Now there seems to be a Liquid Sea on Saturn's Titan. Astrobiologists are interested in the possibility of some sort of life on the moon

Apod 5/30/2007
if not this day go to archives
Students will
(E.O.A.S.1) Compare and contrast the seas of Titan to that of the Earth
(E.O.A.S.2) Imagine and create what a life form on Titan might look like and compare it to early life forms

Wayward humpback and young head back to sea

Normally whales go where the seawater is but this duo has been swimming in fresh water which exposes them to skin damage and making them susceptible to germs.The mother took a wrong turn and has been going up the Sacremento River.

Monster tornado 'flat out leveled the town'

Google comes out with some before and after satellite pictures (need Google Earth - free download- )

In USAtoday 5/7/2007 on page 5A
"Monster tornado 'flat out leveled the town'
www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2007-05-05-kansas_N.htm
by Emily Bazar
(you might be able to see it on line and the damage pics)

there is a map of the counties which affected NM, OK, KS, NE, SD, CO nad TX Sat and Sunday.

also a life long resident echoes probably what a lot of people think in tornado alley

Wittig said she never expected a tornado to hit her home , even though she lives in a twister hotspot.

"The sirens have gone off before many a time, but the tornado would go over or around the town" she says. " That's why so many people got hurt . That's why so many people stayed home. Nobody thought it was going to hit."

Saaturn next to moon photo

An occulation occurs when planets are covered by the Moon. Recently outside of the US Saturn was about to cover the moon. Look at this great shot for May 26,2007. (if you get to spaceweather, and you are not on 5/26 goto archives)

Students will
(1) Learn about occulations and how they can help scientists and astronomers
(2) Determine what is the real size comparison of Saturn and our Moon

Mars' wet past possible best evidence

Mars' wet past possible best evidence
A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now. The processes that could have produced such a concentrated deposit of silica require the presence of water ...
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=5571
Students will:
(1) Compare the climates and atmosphere compared to Earth
(2) Will compare this deposit to cave deposites, events and cave structures
(3) will look at crytals and how they form

Video: How Tornadoes are Rated and Tracked

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070508-tornadoes-video.html

Ocean Loaded With Carbon Dioxide

Cold water can hold much more CO2

Southern Ocean Loaded With Carbon Dioxide
WASHINGTON (May 19) - The Southern Ocean around Antarctica is so loaded with carbon dioxide that it can barely absorb any more, so more of the gas will stay in the atmosphere to warm up the planet, scientists reported on Thursday.

New deep sea world found

Deep-Sea Alien Abode Discovered

Carnivorous sponges, blind creepy-crawlies adorned with hairy antennae and ribbed worms are just some of the new characters recently found to inhabit the dark abysses of the Southern Ocean, an alien abode once thought devoid of such life.

http://www.livescience.com/animals/070516_alien_abode.html

Aerial shots of the Greensburg, KS tornado

Aerial shots of the Greensburg, KS f5 tornado

Object not a meteorite

What looks like a meteorite, smells like a meteorite ..... Scientists found this object was not a meteorite. But the mystery is where did it come from?

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/mysterious-object-turns-out-to-be-space/20070511203309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Meteorite recovered after Kansas tornado

An EF 5 tornado pulverized the town of Greensburg, KS on May 5,2007.
Up until that time the town was known for housing the very special meteorite found there. The meteorite was found in the wreakage recently .

Meteorite recovered after Kansas tornado

United Press International - USAWhile some feared the Pallasite Meteorite had simply blown away during last Friday's devastating tornado strike, the half-iron half-stone space artifact was ...See all stories on this topic