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Fires near the Aral Sea
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Published March 25, 2008
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Arctic Sea Ice Younger than Normal
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In the Arctic, sea ice extent fluctuates with the seasons. It reaches its peak extent in March, near the end of Northern Hemisphere winter, and its minimum extent in September, at the end of the summer thaw. In September 2007, Arctic sea ice extent was the smallest area on record since satellites began collecting measurements about 30 years ago.
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Saharan dust over western Asia
Published March 24, 2008
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Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia boasts the most coral reefs of any Middle Eastern country, as it includes coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. This high-resolution astronaut photograph shows part of the Al Wadj Bank, located along the northern Red Sea coast. Despite the relatively high salinity of Red Sea water (compared to other oceans), approximately 260 species of coral have been documented in the region.
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Nicholson Crater, Canada
Published March 23, 2008
Some 400 million years ago, a meteor struck Earth in what is now Canada’s Northwest Territories. The 12.5-kilometer- (7.8-mile-) wide crater is now Nicholson Lake, one of many small lakes that dot the sub-arctic, glacier-scoured landscape.
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Floods in the US Midwest
Published March 22, 2008
Floods in the U.S. Midwest
Published March 21, 2008
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Deadly Rains in the U.S. Midwest
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An early spring storm system advanced out of the Southern Plains in mid-March 2008, causing widespread flooding. Strong southerly winds developed ahead of an area of low pressure located over the Southern High Plains and drew moisture up from the Gulf of Mexico across Texas and Louisiana. This warm, moist air collided with a frontal boundary, producing repeated bouts of thunderstorms and heavy rain from central Texas through Oklahoma and into Kansas and Missouri.
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Disintegration of Iceberg A53a
Published March 20, 2008
In April 2005, the A53a iceberg calved off the Larsen Ice Shelf and began drifting north. Nearly three years later, it began to disintegrate.
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Dust Storm in Central Mexico
Published March 19, 2008
A dust storm struck central Mexico on March 18, 2008, and winds transported the dust into southern Texas.
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Rabaul Volcano, New Britain
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Floods in Namibia
Published March 18, 2008
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