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Blizzard of '93: Hundreds Killed, Two Dozen States Impacted
March 12, 2013
The storm spanning March 12-14, 1993, would unfold as arguably the worst winter storm and blizzard of the 20th century for the Eastern states.
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Japan's Huge Tohoku Earthquake 'Heard' From Space
March 11, 2013
The violent shaking during the Tohoku earthquake two years ago today sent acoustic waves into space.
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Potential New Antarctica Bacteria Actually Contamination
March 11, 2013
Episode underscores the value of scientific peer review, outside researchers say.
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Space Snapshot Reveals California's Catalina Eddy
March 11, 2013
Source of summer bummer's coastal fog spotted from space.
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Sound Garden: Can Plants Actually Talk and Hear?
March 11, 2013
Evidence mounts that plants signal with sound.
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Stripe of Snow to Whiten Cities From Omaha to Marquette
March 11, 2013
A band of heavy snow will drop up to a foot of accumulation on parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Two Years Later: Lessons from Japan's Tohoku Earthquake
March 10, 2013
Two years later, geologists still puzzle over Tohoku.
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Best Earth Images of the Week — March 8, 2013
March 09, 2013
Ancient Antarctica, images of Earth from a new camera and Yosemite's 'Firefall' are part of our top picks this week.
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How Arctic Ice May Have Influenced Superstorm Sandy
March 08, 2013
Ice melt can influence patterns of flow in the atmosphere.
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Choose Nature's Champs: Earth-Themed March Madness Tourneys
March 08, 2013
Pick your favorite endangered species or Earth image.
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Southwest Storm to Deliver Denver's Biggest Snow
March 08, 2013
More snow is headed for the Four Corners states over the weekend, bringing roadway travel disruptions to Denver and Flagstaff.
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New Type of Bacteria Reportedly Found in Buried Antarctic Lake
March 08, 2013
Find still needs to be confirmed, but could yield insights into lake environment.
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What Antarctica Looked Like Before the Ice
March 07, 2013
Antarctica was flat, warm and crisscrossed with rivers before glaciers buzz-sawed its steep valleys.
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Water-Mapping Mission Takes Flight
March 06, 2013
California's Sacramento River is test bed for new SWOT satellite radar.
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New Space Station Camera Snaps First Image of Earth
March 06, 2013
Camera will monitor environmental issues around globe.
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Evidence Oceans Flowed on 'Snowball Earth'
March 06, 2013
Churning ocean waters could have provided nutrients to diversifying primordial life.
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Rare Kissing Octopus Unveiled For the First Time
March 06, 2013
Scientists are unveiling a rare Pacific octopus with a taste for eating its partners during sex
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Meteorite Crater Under Iowa Confirmed in New Images
March 06, 2013
Crater is four to five times bigger than famed Meteor Crater.
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Gray Whale Recovery Fuels Whalewatching Success
March 06, 2013
The western Pacific gray whale once seemed destined for extinction. Now it supports a booming tourism trade.
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Snowstorm Threatening East Coast Seen from Space
March 05, 2013
Heavy snowfalls predicted for Mid-Atlantic and East Coast through Wednesday.
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Robot Called 'Yeti' Finds Cracks in Antarctic Ice
March 05, 2013
Robotic rover searches for hazards in the ice.
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Ancient Fungus Discovered Deep Under Ocean Floor
March 05, 2013
Carbon-eating fungus lives in 2.7-million-year-old mud.
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Snowstorm Threatens Power Outages DC to Philly
March 05, 2013
Heavy wet snow will cause travel and power disruptions from parts of North Carolina to portions of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey during the middle of the week
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As Sea Ice Melts, Storm Surges Batter Arctic Coasts
March 04, 2013
Shrinking sea ice means more coastal flooding and hard-hitting storms.
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Minneapolis, Chicago May Receive Biggest Snow of Season
March 04, 2013
A winter storm will produce heavy snow from the Dakotas to the Ohio Valley early this week.
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