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NASA News: March 2008

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  1. Researchers Say Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk Despite Cold Winter March 18, 2008

    Scientists are monitoring the amount and age of sea ice to see if the declining trend persists.

  2. NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia to North America March 17, 2008

    NASA satellites finds vast quantities of industrial aerosols and smoke from East Asia and Russia travel from one side of the globe to another.

  3. Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery of Oceans' Seismic 'Buzz' March 7, 2008

    For the first time, scientists have pinpointed a specific area in the North Atlantic where microseisms, small Earth tremors created when ocean waves traveling in opposite directions merge together, are emitted from the depths of the ocean.

  4. Spring is Aurora Season March 4, 2008

    For reasons not fully understood, auroras are more common in the spring than at other times. The five-craft THEMIS fleet may help scientists determine why.

  5. Improving Weather Forecasts, One Storm – and One Partner – at a Time March 3, 2008

    Thanks to an innovative collaboration, NASA earth science satellite measurements are improving short-term weather predictions.