NASA Study Finds Soot May Be Changing the Arctic Environment
March 23 — New findings show soot may be contributing to changes happening near the North Pole, such as accelerating melting of sea ice and snow and changing atmospheric temperatures. More

NASA Researchers Use Imaging Radar to Detect Coastal Pollution
March 17 — A NASA-funded study of marine pollution in Southern California concluded space-based synthetic aperture radar can be a vital observational tool for assessing and monitoring ocean hazards in urbanized coastal regions. More

NASA Team Provides Pilots Better Weather Information
March 10 — NASA is bringing better weather information to pilots and forecasters with the help of airborne sensors installed on a fleet of commuter airliners. More

NASA Finds Lightning Clears Safe Zone in Earth's Radiation Belt
March 8 — Lightning in clouds, only a few miles above the ground, clears a safe zone in the radiation belts thousands of miles above the Earth, according to NASA-funded researchers. More

NASA Study Suggests Giant Space Clouds Iced Earth
March 5 — Eons ago, giant clouds in space may have led to global extinctions, according to two recent technical papers supported by NASA's Astrobiology Institute. More

Satellite Sees Ocean Plants Increase, Coasts Greening
March 2 — NASA researchers used satellite data from 1998 to 2003 to show that phytoplankton amounts have increased globally by more than 4 percent. More

NASA Research Aids UNESCO Global Conservation Efforts
March 1 — NASA signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) today with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to foster improved global conservation through increased use of NASA Earth science research and remote sensing data. More

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