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November 2000Successful Launch of Earth Observing-1 (EO-1):
More USGS Science at GSA. Press release (dtd 13 Nov 2000) from EurekAlert. Includes segments on "Mercury in Lake Linked to Climate Change" and "More on African Dust." (link posted 30 Nov 2000)
Presidential Webcast: Meeting the Challenge of Global Warming, 11 November 2000, 8 am. "Today, in an address broadcast over the Internet, President Clinton will announce the completion of the first comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of climate change across the United States, and will call for a comprehensive new clean air strategy that can significantly reduce emissions from U.S. power plants that contribute to global warming" (posted 11 November 2000)
Trifluoromethyl Sulfur Pentafluoride (SF5CF3) and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) from Dome Concordia. Dated October 2000, from Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change, produced by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy (Oak Ridge, Tennessee). (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Massive Smoke Plume in Northern Australia. Press release (dtd 17 Oct 2000) from CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia). (posted 6 November 2000) UC Irvine Study Determines Levels of Ozone-Depleting Gases Emitted by Rice Paddies into Atmosphere. Press release (dtd 2 November 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Ozone Hole Earlier, but Not Deeper in 2000. Press release (dtd 5 Oct 2000) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 6 November 2000)
"River of Smoke" Plagues African Air Quality. Article (dtd 28 Nov 2000) from NASA's Earth Observatory News. See also: Unprecedented Fire Season in Southern Africa Aids Air Quality, Climate Change Research. Press release (dtd 28 Nov 2000) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Safari 2000. (link posted 30 Nov 2000)
Global Warming: Lessons Taught by Snails and Crabs. Press release (dtd 15 Nov 2000) from Stanford University. "[A]cting director of Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station, [George] Somero has to walk only a few dozen steps from his lab to the waters of Monterey Bay, where he and other marine biologists have found disturbing signs that higher ocean temperatures have transformed wildlife populations in the Pacific." (link posted 30 Nov 2000)
Wild salmon vulnerable to climate change, Science study reports. Press release (dtd 26 Oct 2000) from EurekAlert. (posted 6 November 2000) Climate change, fishing, alter salmon abundance. Press release (dtd 20 Oct 2000) from Alaska Sea Grant. (posted 6 November 2000)
Higher Economic Growth Boosts Forecasts of Energy Demand and Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Press release (dtd 28 Nov 2000) from the US Energy Information Administration. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) National Public Radio (NPR), All Things Considered, 9 November 2000. Global Warming (14.4 | 28.8) -- "NPR's Richard Harris reports on new research that both illuminates and further complicates the picture of how the Earth is warming. It's long been thought that forests mitigate the warming effect of the earth, and that as the amount of carbon in the atmosphere grows, more trees will grow. But this built-in braking system on warming may not take place. More trees cause the earth to reflect less solar radiation and absorb more. The findings make calculating future temperatures even more complicated." (4:30) Transcript and/or tape available from NPR Tapes and Transcripts P.O. Box 4370 Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20775-4370. Tel (toll free, US & Canada): 1 888 677 6397. Tel (international): +1 301 883 2178. See online details, including e-mail order form. North American Land Use Has Had Major Impact on Global Environment. Article (dtd 10 Nov 2000) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Office of Biological and Environmental Research Weekly Report (dtd November 2, 2000). This US Dept of Energy weekly includes brief discussion of the implementation of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program (ARM) Portable CO2 Flux Tower. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1999 - Executive Summary. Report (issued 31 Oct 2000) from the US DOE. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) New National Land Cover Dataset Now Available. Press release (dtd 4 October 2000) from US Geological Survey (USGS). (posted 6 November 2000)
IIASA releases scientific study linking population growth to climate change. Press release (dtd 28 Nov 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Population and Climate Change. Press release (dtd 7 Nov 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Currents of Change: Impacts of El Nino and La Nina on Climate and Society (2nd edition). Brief description, with table of contents, of this book (published November 2000) by Michael Glantz. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Developing Countries: Prepare Now for Next El Niño, Says UN Study Led by NC. Feature article (dtd Nov 2000) from UCAR. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) The Oceans Are Coming Ashore [PDF]. Article (dtd November/December 2000) from World Watch magazine. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Currents of Change: Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on Climate and Society. (PDF) Second edition of book (Cambridge University Press) by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) senior scientist Michael Glantz. See also description and chapter contents.(posted 11 November 2000) Rising Carbon Dioxide - - Not to be Sneezed At. Press release (dtd 24 Oct 2000) from CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia). (posted 6 November 2000) Population and Wealth, More than Climate, Drive Soaring Costs of U.S. Flood. Press Release (dtd 19 Oct 2000) from National Center for Atmospheric Research. (posted 6 November 2000) Vector-Borne Diseases
Patterns of Global Climate Change over Recent Centuries Reported by NOAA and University Scientists. Article (dtd 21 Nov 2000) from NOAA. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Impurities in Biominerals Reveal Key to Understanding Climate Change, Will lead to Novel Materials. Press release (dtd 9 Nov 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Scripps Scientist Awarded Packard Fellowship to Study Climate Change. Press release (dtd 7 Nov 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Scientists Use the Past as a Guide to Future Climate Change. Press release (dtd 4 Oct 2000) from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 6 November 2000)
The Arctic...
Scientists back El Niño network in Indian Ocean. Press release (dtd 14 Nov 2000) from CSIRO. (link posted 30 Nov 2000). See also Scientists Propose "El Nino" Network in Indian Ocean. Press release (dtd 16 Nov 2000) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Confidence in Projections of Future Climate Change Improves. Press release (dtd 30 Oct 2000) from Australian Bureau of Meteorology. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events (PDF File). "This 17-page report [released 25 Oct 2000] provides an overview, details, and graphics for 46 weather events during 1980-1999, each of which caused at least $1 billion in damages. The report also relates the events to population changes, increasing risk in disaster-prone areas, and effects of climate change." Forecasting
the Future: El Niño. [video file]. Produced in 1998 by NOAA's
Office of Global Programs. A Spanish version, "Pronosticando
El Futuro: El Niño, also is available.
Earth's
Fidgeting Climate. Article (dtd 20 October 2000) from Science@NASA
(posted 6 November 2000) Extreme
Weather Events on the Rise as Greenhouse Gases Drive Climate.
Press release (dtd 6 October 2000) from the National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (posted 6 November 2000) Recent Climatic Conditions: October
Temperatures Above Normal in Much of US NOAA Reports. Press
release (dtd 13 Nov 2000) from NOAA. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Climate-Watch,
November 2000. Report (updated 21 November 2000) from
the US National Climatic Data Center. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Climate
of 2000 - October. Report (updated 15 November 2000) from
NOAA. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) October
Temperatures Above Normal in Much of U.S., NOAA Reports; January
through October Warmest on Record. Press release (dtd 13 Nov
2000) from NOAA. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Above-Average
2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Continues Recent Upturn in Activity;
U.S. Spared Extensive Hurricane Damage. Press release (dtd
30 Nov 2000) from NOAA. (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Summary
of 2000 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity and Verification of
Author's Seasonal Activity Forecast. "A Successful
Forecast of an Active Hurricane Season - But (Fortunately) Below
Average Cyclone Landfall and Destruction." Report (dtd 21
Nov 2000) from William M. Gray et al, posted by the Colorado State
University (Fort Collins, CO). (link posted 30 Nov 2000) The
Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Water
Resources of the United States (1.8MB PDF file). Report
(released December 2000) from the US National Assessment: The Potential
Consequences of Climate Variability and Change US Dept of Energy, Office
of Biological and Environmental Research Weekly Report (dtd
November 8, 2000). Briefly discusses establishment of
network that uses Global Positioning System receivers and "will
provide the most comprehensive database ever created on the regional scale
variability of atmospheric water vapor." (link posted 30 Nov 2000) Atmospheric
Pollution and World's Rainfall. Press release (dtd 25 Oct 2000)
from CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization,
Australia). (posted 6 November 2000) NOAA's
Environmental Satellites Provide Early Warning of Drought to Countries
Around the World. Press release (dtd 17 Oct 2000) from National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 6 November
2000) U.S.
and Russian Arctic Climate Data Released, NOAA and National Snow and Ice
Data Center Announce. Press release (dtd 13 Oct 2000) from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (posted 6
November 2000) June-August 2000Climate Change Impacts on the United States. The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (US National Assessment):
What's Happening To Stratospheric Ozone Over The Arctic, And Why? Background information for USGCRP Seminar held 31 July 2000) (link posted 15 Aug 2000) A new potent greenhouse gas of industrial origin has been discovered in the atmosphere. Press release (dtd 27 July 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Arctic Temperatures Warmest In Past Four Centuries. Press release (dtd 9 Aug 2000) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Duke study shows carbon dioxide boosts pine tree reproduction. Press release (8 Aug 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 15 Aug 2000). USGS Diagnoses Causes of Many U.S. Amphibian Die-Offs. News Release (dtd 8 Aug 2000) from USGS . (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Bibliography on CO2 Effects on Vegetation and Ecosystems:1990-1999 Literature. Document (dtd July 2000) posted by CDIAC. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Strong Indications for Slow-Down in Deforestation. Press Release (dtd 8 Aug 2000) from UN FAO. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) pdate on U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Initiative. Article (dtd 27 June 2000) in Eos Transactions. New books from Cambridge University Press:
3-5 October 2000. Raleigh, North Carolina. Advances
in Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory, Measurements and
Monitoring. Sponsor: US Department of Agriculture and
Others. Contact: Steven McNulty, USDA Forest Service, Southern
Global Change Program, 920 Main Campus Drive, Venture Center II, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27606. Tel: +1 919 515 9489. Fax: +1 919 513 2978. Lessons for a New Millennium. Article (dtd 14 July 2000) in Science Magazine. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Vector-Borne Diseases
Causes of Climate Change Over the Past 1000 Years. Article (dtd 14 July 2000) in Science Magazine. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Climate Clues in the Ice. Feature (dtd 12 July 2000) from NASA Earth Observatory. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Climate Warming of the 20th Century in the Context of Historical and Geological Records of Past Climate Changes. Background information for USGCRP seminar held 14 June 2000. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Tropical Waters in Northern Hemisphere Heating at an Accelerated Rate, NOAA Reports. Press release (dtd 28 July 2000) from NOAA. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Tracking Eddies that Feed the Sea. NASA Earth Observatory Feature (dtd 18 July 2000). (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Shadows of Doubt: Modeling Cloud Effects. Feature (dtd, 17 July 2000) from NASA Earth Observatory. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Protracted cooling could camouflage effects of global warming. Press release (dtd 17 July 2000) from EurekAlert. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Recent Climatic Conditions:
Hurricanes:
Rain Raises Great Lakes Levels, Still Below Average, Say NOAA Scientists. Press release (dtd 2 Aug 2000) from NOAA. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Snow Job for Eye in the Sky. Article (dtd 2 Aug 2000) from Space.com. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) NASA satellite sees a lot less snow in North America. Press release (dtd 27 July 2000) from NASA. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Terra Verifies Less Snow in Winter of 1999/2000. Press release (dtd 26 July 2000) from NASA. (link posted 15 Aug 2000) Rapid Thinning of Greenland Ice Detected. Press Release (dtd 20 July 2000) from NASA. (link posted 15 Aug 2000)
Jan-May 2000USGCRP Seminars, Background Documents:
NASA's Draft Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy Plan 2000 - 2010 The Research Strategy is one of a family of strategy documents being published to guide the Earth Science Enterprise for the new decade. Underpinning this Research Strategy is a set of thematic chapters describing the planned activities under the principal research themes, which altogether constitute the Enterprise's Science Implementation Plan. Download this document:.pdf (159K) | .txt (148K) | .doc (278K)
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