The US Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI):Survey of Research Strategies to Reduce Scientific Uncertainties.  Document (August 2001) Presented By Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce, at the request of President George W. Bush, Jr. (posted 24 June 2002)

Creative and informative resource from the  San Francisco Exploratorium.  "Explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. You'll also get a sense of how scientists study natural phenomena-how researchers  gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions."

Global Climate Change and the U.S. Climate Action Report.  Hearing before the US Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, held on 11 July 2002. 

• Video.  Available for a limited time from the Technology & Science section of the C-SPAN web site.
• Opening statement from Senator Kerry
• Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality
• R. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers
• John H. Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere

The Administration's Climate Change Initiatives.  Hearing before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Science, 10 July 2002.  Witnesses:

• Webcast (video).
• Congressman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Committee Chairman

• John H. Marburger,  Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

• James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for
  Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Robert G. Card, Undersecretary for Energy, Science and Environment  U.S. Department of Energy

Climate Action Fund Scrapbook: Outreach/Science.  Projects funded by Canada's Climate Action Fund Public Education and Outreach Component.  (link posted 26 June 2002)

NOAA Head to Promote Climate Science, International Cooperation During European Tour.  Press release (dtd 7 June 2002) from NOAA.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Impact of Global Warming on mountain areas confirmed by UNEP-backed mountaineers.  Press release (dtd 6 June 2002) from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for California.  The California Regional Assessment.  A report of the California Regional Assessment Group, for the USGCRP.  Draft final report (dtd June 2002) from the California Regional Climate Impacts Assessment, University of California, Santa Barbara. See also New climate study shows California's vulnerability to global warming, press release (dtd 3 June 2002) from University of California, Santa Cruz.  (link posted 3 June 2002)

NASA Sensors Find Pollution Hiding In The Shadoz.   "NASA and scientists from 10 tropical countries have used balloon-borne sensors to obtain the first picture of the structure of ozone (pollution) in the tropical troposphere ...  Under the SHADOZ (Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes) Project, they have found that ozone "piles up" over the south Atlantic Ocean due to natural circulation patterns and that pollution (low-level ozone) from Africa and South America streams into the pile-up region, making the ozone even thicker."  Press release (dtd 31 May 2002) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.  See also Balloons burst ozone myths.   "Half the ozone over the Atlantic would be there without us."  Science Update (dtd 12 June 2002) from Nature.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Ozone hole on the mend?   "Science Update" (dtd 31 May 2002) from  Nature.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Ozone losses may be speeding up at higher latitudes, according to U. of Colorado study.  Press release (dtd 28 May 2002) from University of Colorado at Boulder.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Warmer World will be a Sicker World, Say Scientists.  Press release (dtd 20 June 2002) from SeaWeb.    (link posted 21 June 2002)

Research shows how pollutants affect tree growth.  Press release (dtd 12 June 2002) from University of Wisconsin.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

The greening of the North: real, and caused by climate change.   Press Release (dtd 10 June 2002 Max Planck Society.   See also:  New Research Confirms Increased Greening.  Press release (dtd 4 June 2002) from the Swedish Research Council.   (links posted 19 June 2002)

U.S. Scientists Outline Problems Affecting Health of Coral Reefs.  Press release (dtd 6 June 2002) from US Department of State.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Large Volcanic Eruptions Affect the "Greener Greenhouse" .  Article (dtd 5 June 2002) from NASA's Earth Observatory News.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

21 June 2002.  Bloomington, Minnesota.  Climate Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Great Lakes Region: The Potential Impacts and What We Can Do (workshop). Sponsors: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Wildlife Federation, Michigan State University, and the Great Lakes Regional Climate Change Assessment Team. Contact Jeanne Bisanz.  Tel: 248 851 2316.  Online registration available. (link posted 5 June 2002)

Forests. The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (PDF, 1 Mb).  Eight-page brochure (dtd 2002) summarizing the report from the National Forest Assessment Group of the US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. (link posted 4 June 2002)

Study of Dust in Ice Cores Shows Volcanic Eruptions Interfere with the Effect of Sunspots on Global Climate.  Press release (dtd 11 June 2002) from the State University of New York.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

New Way Upcoming To Test Climate Change Predictions.  "A team led by UK Royal Holloway geologist Dr. Michal Kucera will map sea-surface temperature of the Mediterranean over past millennia. The data will provide a new target to test the computer models on which our predictions of climate change are based."  Press release (dtd 10 June 2002) from UniSci.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Marine fossils improve predictions of climate change.  Press release (dtd 6 June 2002) from Royal Holloway, University of London.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

100,000-year climate pattern linked to Sun's magnetic cycles.  Press release (dtd 6 June 2002) from Dartmouth College.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

New Climate Study Challenges Thinking On Large-Scale, Global Climate Change.   "A study of past climate changes in the South American tropics has challenged traditional understanding of the mechanisms that triggered the advance and retreat of glaciers during the last ice age."  Press release (dtd  30 May 2002) National Science Foundation (NSF).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Predicting El Nino and Other Climate Variations: Successes & Remaining Challenges.  Progress in predicting El Niño, months and occasionally a year in advance, has been facilitated by nearly twelve years worth of research coordinated by the USGCRP Program. (posted 20 June 2002)

Drought: air pollution link found.  Press release (dtd 13 June 2002) from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

The change in oceanic O₂ inventory associated with recent global warming. Abstract of article by  Keeling and Garcia, published in the  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 99, Issue 12, 7848-7853, June 11, 2002.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

NOAA Announces New US Funding for Global Climate Observing Efforts.  Press release (dtd 11 June 2002) from NOAA.    (link posted 21 June 2002)

Climate Change May Become Major Player in Ozone Loss. Article (dtd 4 June 2002) from NASA's Earth Observatory News.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Advance Warning of Storms and Cyclones with New Technique.  Press release (dtd 2 June 2002) from International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Commerce Awards New Climate and Weather Supercomputer Contract to IBM.  Press release (dtd 31 May 2002) from NOAA.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

New Climate Study Challenges Thinking on Large-Scale, Global Climate Change.  Press release (dtd 30 May 2002) from National Science Foundation (NSF).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

NASA Spacecraft Provides Critical Link in Sun-Earth Chain.  Press release (dtd 28 May 2002) from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

A Warm Polar Winter Was Easier On Arctic Ozone.  Press release (dtd 28 May 2002) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Climate change in individual countries.  Data (last updated May 2002) from the UK Climate Research Unit for for 289 countries and territories around the world. The information is subdivided into observed data and modelled data & graphs.  (link posted 19 June 2002)

Uncertainty in West African climate models addressed.  Press release (dtd 28 May 2002) from Penn State.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

New Method Links Rainfall Patterns To Developing El Niños . Press release (dtd May 28, 2002) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Fleet of NASA Spacecraft Observe Atmosphere's Response to Recent Solar Storms.  Article (dtd 28 May 2002) from NASA's Earth Observatory News.   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Eight institutes observe the climate together.  Press release (dtd 21 May 2002) from Delft University of Technology (Netherlands).   (link posted 19 June 2002)

Scientist for a Day. "Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, professor of geography at the University of Toledo...and a team of researchers developed an educational outreach program, funded by the NASA New Investigator Program, that enabled teachers and students to collect data for a global change study.  Feature (25 April 2002) from NASA Earth Observatory.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Highlights from Geology .  Press release (dtd 24 April 2002) from the Geological Society of America.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

High-Level Meeting on Climate Change Between The United States and The European Union.  Press release (dtd 23 April 2002) from US Department of State.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Elects Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri as Its Chairman.  Press release (dtd 20 April 2002) from the IPCC.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

NOAA Chief Heads U.S. Delegation to First APEC  [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum] Oceans Meeting in Seoul, South Korea.  Press release (dtd 22 April 2002) from NOAA.  See also: NOAA's Proposed Contributions to the APEC Ministerial Meeting.   Article (dtd 12 April 2002) from  NOAA Magazine.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Statement at the Nineteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  Statement (dtd 17 April 2002) from G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Science for a Sustainable Future 2002-2007.  "Science for a sustainable future [dated April 2002] identifies strategic and scientific priorities for UK environmental sciences over the next five years. These priorities have evolved from extensive consultation, involving 200 people: scientists, business executives, policy makers and the public. It is only by continually working together that we will be able to turn our vision into reality."  One of the top 3 priorities is climate change.   Press release issued by the UK Natural Environment Research Council.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Second Meeting of the U.S.-Japan High-Level Consultations on Climate Change.   Press Release (dtd 5 April 2002) from the  US Department of State.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Climate Change Indicators.  Brief audio segment  (251 Kb .RAM, dated January 2002) from Environment Canada's Planet Update series discussing  the new Temperature and Precipitation indicator on Climate Change for B.C. and Yukon, recently launched at Environment Canada's EcoInfo web site.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Human activity raises level of sulfur gas that affects ozone layer, researchers say.  Press release (dtd 16 May 2002) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

The Global Transport of Dust.  Article from the May-June 2002 issue of American Scientist.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

NASA Study Leads to Better Understanding of Ozone Depletion.  Press release (dtd 9 May 2002) from NASA.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

CSIRO tracks the world's air pollution.  Press release (dtd 12 April 2002) from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Changes in rainfall patterns spur plant growth, carbon absorption across U.S.  Press release (dtd 16 May 2002) from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Seeing Leaves in a New Light.  Using a measurement known as Leaf Area Index, remote sensing specialists at the University of Boston and at NASA quantify plant growth on a global scale.  Feature (dtd 14 May 2002) from NASA's Earth Observatory.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Ships Return to the Southern Ocean to Enhance Understanding of Food Chain.  Press release (dtd 7 May 2002) from the National Science Foundation.  (link posted 25 May 2002).

Satellite Data to Predict Plankton Blooms by Analyzing Ocean Color.  Press release (dtd 25 April 2002) from NSF.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Salmon Boom.   "Fishermen accustomed to the quick boom-then-bust of Alaska's salmon runs may wish they were born in a different time -- about 800 years ago, to be exact. As Doug Schneider reports in this week's Arctic Science Journeys Radio, scientists studying Alaska lakes have found evidence that the state's salmon booms once lasted centuries, not the mere decades seen today."  Transcript & audio file for Arctic Science Journeys Radio program dated 19 April 2002.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming (PDF). Report published by the National Wildlife Federation and American Bird Conservancy.  (link posted 25 May 2002) 

Ocean Cores May Give Clues On Climate Change.  Press release (3 May 2002) from the University of Edinburgh.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Climate change researcher Paul Mayewski.    From National Public Radio's Fresh Air (program broadcast on 24 April 2002).  "An expert in climate change research, Paul Mayewski led the National Science Foundation's Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2. The project extracted ice cores chronicling 100,000 years of climate history. Mayewski, with co-author Frank White, writes about their expeditions in the new book, The Ice Chronicles: The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change (University Press of New England). Mayewski is also co-director of the Institute of Quaternary and Climate Studies at the University of Maine."  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Ice Coring Team Heads For Alaskan Glaciers; Hope To Retrieve First North American Long-Term Climate Record From Ice.  Press release (dtd 22 April 2002) from Ohio State. (link posted 25 May 2002)

Glaciologist Thompson To Receive Prestigeous Heineken Award.  Press release (dtd 22 Apr 2002) from Ohio State.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Fiery Temperament.  Feature (dtd 14 May 2002) from NASA's Earth Observatory. The article focuses on Safari 2000,  an international regional science initiative exploring linkages between the land and the atmosphere of Africa.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Thunderstorms are affected by pollution.  Press release (dtd 2 May 2002) from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Climate Modeling at Warp Speed.  Article (dtd 2 May 2002) from Science@NASA.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Assessing the Consequences of Global Change for Air Quality: Sensitivity of U.S. air quality to climate change and future global impacts.  Request for proposals from US Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Research.  Opening Date 6 May 2002.  Closing Date: 10 September 2002.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

NCAR to Build Software Infrastructure.   "Scientists and engineers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are leaders in a national collaboration to build a software framework that will take computer modeling of the Earth's weather and climate to the next level. The framework signals a new era of coordination and cooperation among nine of the nation's top modeling centers."  Press release (dtd 9 May 2002) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Climate change over the UK.  "New scenarios of how UK climate might change over the course of the century are being launched today (26 April 2002) by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The scenarios are based on predictions which were specially undertaken by the Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. They show changes in much more detail than has been available previously, as they have been produced using the Hadley Centre's new regional climate model with a resolution of 50 km."  Press release (dtd 26 April 2002) from the UK Met Office.  See also: It Never Rains, But it Will Pour ...Beckett Sends Early Warning on Climate Change, press release (dtd 26 April 2002) from UK Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Understanding climate change.  "It is widely accepted that Britain's climate will change because of global warming, but by just how much is still open to question. Now new work being undertaken by UK scientists is helping the world's policy-makers to make more realistic plans for the future."  Press release (18 April 2002) from the UK Met Office.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] Takes Helm on Oceanography Mission.  "Jason 1's oceanography mission to monitor global climate interactions between the sea and atmosphere reached another major milestone this week with the successful handover of day-to-day operations from the French Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif."  Press release (dtd 26 April 2002) from JPL.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

The Changing Ozone Layer. A Greenhouse Gas Connection? (video).  Lecture (18-19 April 2002) presented by Dr. Ross Salawitch, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, Atmospheric Chemistry Group.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

• Huge Antarctic Icebergs Break Away Near NSF Research Hub.  Press release (dtd 23 May 2002) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

• Iceberg D-17 Calves Off Lazarev Ice Shelf.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2002) from the National Ice Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

• Iceberg C-19 Calves Off Ross Ice Shelf.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2002) from the National Ice Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

• Iceberg C-18 Calves Off Ross Ice Shelf.  Press release (dtd 6 May 2002) from the National Ice Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

• Massive icebergs may affect Antarctic sea life and food chain.  Press release (dtd 22 April 2002) from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Predicting the Sea.  Arctic Science Journeys Radio transcript & audio file for program dated 17 May 2002.  "Over the years, scientists have learned enough about the atmosphere to accurately predict the weather; well, at least occasionally. Now one oceanographer in Alaska is working on a way to predict the 'weather' beneath the ocean. Doug Schneider explains, in this week's Arctic Science Journeys Radio."  (link posted 25 May 2002)

In Midst of Drought, Scientists Hunt for Water Vapor.  Press release (dtd 8 May 2002) from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

NASA's Aqua Spacecraft to Study Earth's Water Cycle.  Press release (dtd 23 April 2002) from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Clouds in the Greenhouse.  Article (dtd 22 April 2002) from Science@NASA .  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Shrinking glaciers.  "In the Andes Mountains, the pace of climate change is far from glacial."  Article (dtd 22 April 2002) from Grist.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

New Zealand's oceans are hotting up.  Press release (dtd 18 April 2002) from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Global Warming Triggers Glacial Lakes Flood Threat.  Press Releases (dtd 16 April 2002) from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).  See also: Team of climbers to investigate Himalayan environment, UN announces.  Press release (dtd 14 May 2002) from the United Nations.  (link posted 25 May 2002)

Data-gathering floats to assist in detection of climate change.  Press release (dtd 23 April 2002) from UK Met Office.  (link posted 25 May 2002)