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1. Dust, Smoke, and Haze
2. Floods
3. Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Global Maps

1. Sea Surface Temperature
2. Cloud Fraction
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Features

1. Notes from the Field blog: Global Hawk Pacific (GloPac)

   Join us for the next six weeks as scientists share their experiences from the first science mission on the Global Hawk, NASA's new unmanned aircraft.

2. Climate Q&A

   From why global warming is a problem to whether increased solar activity could be behind it, this Q&A includes responses to common questions about climate change and global warming.

3. World of Change: Mountaintop Mining, West Virginia

   Based on data from NASA’s Landsat 5 satellite, these natural-color (photo-like) images document the growth of the Hobet mine in Boone County, West Virginia, as it expands from ridge to ridge between 1984 to 2009.

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News

1. March 11 Three FASTSAT Instruments Pass Tests
2. March 5 NASA Weather Pioneer Joanne Simpson Passes
3. March 4 NASA and NOAA's GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched

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