National Geographic News article on recent study showing midweek enhancement of rain over southeast U.S.
July 15, 2006
A July 13 National Geographic News article describes recent research results presented at the American Geophysical Union conference in May 2006 by Thomas Bell. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data indicate that summertime rainfall over the southeast U.S. is more widespread and heavier in the middle of the week than it is on weekends, apparently related to well known weekly variations in aerosol pollution. Full Story

Breakthrough study on aerosol effects on cloudiness published in ScienceXpress
July 14, 2006
The climatic effect of aerosols on cloudiness has been shown to depend on the lightness or darkness of the aerosols in a study published by Yoram Kaufman and colleague Ilan Koren on July 13 in ScienceXpress. The results are described in a July 14 ScienceDaily news article. Full Story

Special Session Honoring Yoram Kaufman at the 87th Annual AMS Meeting
July 5, 2006
To honor Yoram Kaufman's contribution to our knowledge in the field of observational, theoretical, and modeling studies of the impacts of aerosols on weather and climate, a special session, the Yoram J. Kaufman memorial session on the impacts of aerosols on weather and climate is planned at the upcoming 87th Annual AMS Meeting and AMS Forum: Climate Variations and Change Manifested by Changes in Weather, January 14-18, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. Full Story

U.S., Israeli and Argentine scientists join in study of dust emissions into the Southern Oceans
July 5, 2006
The Weizmann Institute of Israel awarded funds to a group of US, Israeli and Argentine scientists in an effort to obtain a better characterization of dust emission in the Patagonian platueau of southern South America. Specifically the grant will allow the setup and maintenance of dust monitoring stations along the coast of Patagonia for three years. The surface observations will be coordinated with satellite monitoring and it will provide information of the spatial scale of the events and location of sources. In addition, it will foster a new collaboration between parties with the organization of a meeting and student training. Full Story