In the News...
Congressional Record Online
November 1, 2001
Jennifer Richards was recognized by Rep. Randy "Duke"
Cunningham in Volume 147 (2001) and Jane Temoshok was recognized
by Rep. James P. Moran Volume 147 (2001). You can read the entry
by visiting the following web site. Type "temoshok"
or "richards" in the search field to find the entry.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html
Misión científica ya está en acción
October 10, 2001
eluniverso.com
"PUERTO AYORA, Galápagos (Angélica Solórzano).–
El buque Ronald H. Brown partió ayer de Puerto Ayora hacia
la parte oeste del Archipiélago (islas Fernandina e Isabela),
para realizar estudios océano-atmosféricos, en coordinación
con observaciones satelitales y desde aeronaves."
Read entire article: http://www.eluniverso.com/informab.asp?txtid=1958682
A las puertas de un débil El Niño
October 10, 2001
eluniverso.com
"El fenómeno El Niño se presentará entre
débil y moderado a partir de la última semana de
diciembre o inicios del 2002, coinciden informes científicos
del Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada (Inocar) y de
la Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS)."
Read entire article: http://www.eluniverso.com/informab.asp?txtid=1958681
Teacher to Teach from the High Seas
September 29, 2001
By Lauren Dunn
Alexandria Journal Online
"Even though science teacher Jane Temoshok is setting sail
for a month-long tour of South America on Monday, she still plans
to teach her students every day."
Read entire article:
http://199.244.139.109/dcwww?-show:client/journal/ALX/j2001/q3/m09/t30/pa/s001/001_001_001.dcs
Guajome teacher participates in El Nino research project
Candice Reed
For the North County Times
September 21, 2001
"VISTA ---- There was nothing strange about Jennifer Richards,
an earth sciences teacher at Guajome Park Academy, answering her
students' questions Wednesday about her participation in a study
on climate and ocean temperatures. What was unusual was that the
class observed on a video screen, thanks to a live Webcast from
a ship floating near the Galapagos Islands off South America's
Pacific coast."
Read entire article:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/2001/20010921/95541.html
Vista Teacher Goes to Sea for Science
San Diego Union Tribune
September 5, 2001
by Jeff McDonald
"What do a boatload of scientists and a public-school teacher
from Vista have in common? As it turns out, plenty. Jennifer Richards,
who teaches ninth-and 10th-grade math and Earth-sciences classes
at the Guajome Park Academy in Vista, is joining 25 physicists
and oceanographers aboard the federal government's premier research
vessel to study climate and ocean temperatures..."
Read entire article at http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20010905-9999_7m5ocean.html
NOAA News Online (Story 745)
September 4, 2001
by Jana Goldman
" One hundred international scientists will board ships and
planes today to examine how the clouds, rain and cool water temperatures
of the Eastern Pacific affect the climate in the southwestern
United States and parts of Central and South America."
Read entire article at http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s745.htm
San Diego KUSI Evening News
September 4, 2001
This 3 minute news report features information about EPIC research,
interviews with lead scientist Chris Fairall, Captain Dreves,
and Jennifer Richards.
Visit our streaming video page
to watch the video.
UCAR Quarterly Summer 2001
An EPIC Tale: Probing the Eastern Pacific Tropics
Includes great explanation of the scientific research being done
during EPIC and answers the questions: Who? What? Where? When?
and Why?
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/quarterly/summer01/epic.html
The White House Office of the Press Secretary: Action on Climate
Change Review Initiatives
July 13, 2001
Advancing the Science through the U.S. Climate Change Research
Initiative
"The President directed the Secretary of Commerce to work
with other agencies to set priorities for additional investments
in climate change research and to fully fund priority research
areas that are underfunded or need to be accelerated."
Read more:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/07/20010713-5.html
Note for educators: Although Jennifer and Jane's reseearch cruise ended, the EPIC research continues. Please use this web site, Jennifer and Jane's lesson plans, daily logs, the videos, and the photos to educate your students about climate, El Niño, and scientific research in general. Consider this web site, as well as the TAO web site, a resource for teaching your students. Many organizations and countries are involved in funding the EPIC Experiment. Primary U. S. funding is provided by The National Science Foundation and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This website is maintained and frequently updated by
NOAA's Office of Global Programs
ogpwebmaster@noaa.gov.
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