Earth Observatory: What's New Week of 18 March 2008

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- Researchers Say Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk Despite Cold Winter
- NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia to North America
- Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery of Oceans' Seismic 'Buzz'
- Spring is Aurora Season
- Improving Weather Forecasts, One Storm â€" and One Partner â€" at a Time
- Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
- NASA Co-Sponsors Ocean Voyage to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases
- Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
- Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
- 2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late
- Ocean-Observing Satellites Help Break Current Records
- CALIPSO Takes Its One-Billionth Measurement
- NASA Scientist Leads International Expedition to Antarctica In Search of
Extreme Organisms

* Media Alerts

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- Increased Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Linked to Decreased Soil Organic
Matter
- Stratospheric Ozone Chemistry Plays an Important Role for Atmospheric
Airflow Patterns
- 'Breath' of the Ocean Links Fish Feeding, Reefs, Climate
- New Method to Estimate Sea Ice Thickness
- Rock Studies Help Crack Questions of Glacier Thinning in West Antarctica

* Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

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- Earthquake Activity is Frozen by Ice Sheets
- Global Warming Hits Tropical Glaciers in the Andes
- 2007 Floods 'No Link to Climate'
- Global Warming Not Always to Blame for Extreme Winters
- Map Sheds Light on Hothouse World
- It Took Eons to Make Grand Canyon Grand
- Outlook for Oceans Bleak as Sea 'Deserts' Grow
- Only Zero Emissions Can Prevent a Warmer Planet
- Climate Secrets of Marine Snail
- Gas Releases Helped End Ice Ages
- Heavy Rain Can Trigger Earthquakes
- Backyard Gardeners Keep Tabs on Warming
- Antarctic Glaciers Surge to Ocean
- Study Debunks Global Cooling Concern of '70s
- Avalanche Forecast Worsens with Warming
- Scientists Read Antarctic Mud for Climate Change Insight
- Support for a Theory as to Why Land Sinks Along the Gulf Coast
- How Satellites Saved the World
- Corals May Get Help Adapting to Warmer Waters
- Book Takes Wide-Angle View of a Changing Planet
- Warming Risks Antarctic Sea Life
- Research Shows Southern Ocean Wind Currents Weakening
- Study into Intense Rain Patterns
- Map Shows Toll on World's Oceans
- Sea's Thermostat Protects Reefs
- Lava and Water Battled at Grand Canyon
- King Penguin Could be Wiped Out by Warming
- Ancient Global Warming Gave Bugs the Munchies
- 'Ocean Thermostat' can Save Coral
- Experts Challenge Ice Shelf Claim
- Nevada Supervolcano's Flesh Exposed
- The Race to Chase Sahara's Sand