How Will Climate Change Affect the Mid-Atlantic Region?"  Fact Sheet (dtd June 2001) from US Environmental Protection Agency Global Change Research Program. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Workshop on Regional Climate Research: Needs and Opportunities. Abstracts and other material from the workshop held on 2-4 April 2001, sponsored by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (link posted 30 June 2001)

Air Conditioning: Analyzing the Role of Government Agencies in Climate Research & Environmental Policy.  Lesson Plan, NY Times, 12 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences in the FY 2002 Budget (also available as PDF file).  Chapter 15 (written by Eugene W. Bierly of the American Geophysical Union and H. Frank Eden of the American Meteorological Society) in the AAAS Report XXVI: Research and Development FY 2002.  (link posted 30 June 2001)

Hearing on science and technology studies of climate change.  Held 28 June 2001.  Washington, DC, by the US Senate, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Witnesses:   (links posted 28 June 2001)

President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change.  Remarks from the White House Rose Garden, 11 June 2001 (link posted 27 June 2001)

• Listen to the President's Remarks (audio)
• View the President's Remarks (video)
• Climate Change Review - Initial Report (105KB).  Document from US Cabinet-level working group charged with examining "the science, technologies, current U.S. efforts, and a wide range of innovative options for addressing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere."

• A Closer Look at Global Warming, a "Web Extra" (dated 2003)  from the National Academies. 
• Powering the Future: Warming Up.  Online NewsHour: 7 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)  (link posted 30 June 2001).

3 600 Million Hectares Seriously Affected by Desertification.  Press release (dtd 15 June 2001) from FAO. (link posted 30 June 2001)

All the World's a Stage ... for Dust.  "Now, anyone with access to the World Wide Web can watch airborne dust migrate around the globe simply by pointing their browser to the aerosol homepage for NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer, or "TOMS" for short. Although the primary function of TOMS is to monitor the ozone layer, it also measures aerosols -- that is, airborne dust, smoke, and other particulates. NASA scientists use these data to create daily maps and movies that they post online."  Science@NASA, 26 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Scientists Monitor Global Air Pollution from Space.  Article (dtd 12 June 2001) from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). (link posted 30 June 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.   (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Oxygen Depletion (to be broadcast 5 July 2001)
• Mount Pinatubo (originally broadcast 15 June 2001)

Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Follows Strong Economic Growth.  Press release (dtd 29 June 2001) from the US Energy Information Administration. See also U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Sources.   "Flash Estimate" (dtd June 2001) from the US Energy Information Administration. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Scientists reconcile opposing views of U.S. role in greenhouse gas problem.  Press release (dtd 21 June 2001) from Princeton University. See also Studies Measure Capacity of "Carbon Sinks".  Article (dtd 21 June 2001) from National Geographic News. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Norwegian Sea Proposed as Storage Site for Carbon Dioxide.  Press release (dtd 18 June 2001) from American Geophysical Union, distributed by AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 June 2001)

New plan to force greenhouse gases underground. Press release (4 June 2001) from Adelaide University. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Can Satellite Sensors Track Greenhouse Emissions?  Article (dtd 7 May 2001) from Resources for the Future's Weathervane. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided. (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Trees per Car (originally broadcast 7 June 2001)

Climate change beneath our feet.  "The Met Office has joined a water research team in a joint venture, commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), to predict the effect of climate change on sewers and sewer design."  Press release (dtd 21 June 2001) from the UK Met Office. (link posted 30 June 2001)

How Will Climate Change Affect the Mid-Atlantic Region?"  Fact Sheet (dtd June 2001) from US Environmental Protection Agency Global Change Research Program. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Gulf states reexamine building in flood plains.  Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Met Office business deal gives weather trading bright outlook.  Press release (dtd 18 June 2001) from the UK Met Office.   "The Met Office has embarked on its most significant joint venture with the private sector to drive forward the untapped weather risk management market in the UK - a market which is worth $9 billion in the United States."  (link posted 30 June 2001)

U.S. Unprepared for Global Warming's Health Effects. Article (dtd 20 June 2001) from DisasterRelief.org. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Don't Burn, Baby, Burn!  Lesson Plan (dtd 19 June 2001) from the NY Times. See also: Skin expert issues summer warning to sunbathers.  Press release (dtd 4 June 2001) distributed by AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Perspectives of U.S. Insurers on Global Climate Change.  Report (dtd Feb 2001) from Lawrence Berkeley Lab. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Scientists probe Iceland's �lack of snow' roads crisis.  Press release (dtd 19 Jun 2001) distributed by AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 June 2001)

El Nino and Cultural Development in Peru.  Posting, 18 June 2001, University of Maine. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Microbes and the Dust they Ride in on Pose Potential Health Risks.  GSFC/HQ Press Release H01-120, 14 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Diseases.  Report (issued June 2001) from the National Research Council. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.   (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Sea Level & Cities (to be broadcast 24 July 2001)

How trees changed the world.  "The effect of the evolution of trees (large vascular plants with deep, extensive roots) changed the world for ever, according to Dr Robert Berner (Yale University)."  Press release (dtd 26 June 2001) from Geological Society of America, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 June 2001)

Coral Records Pacific Climate Changes Over 100 Years.  Press release (dtd 11 June 2001) from Scripps, distributed by UniSci. (link posted 30 June 2001)

The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850.  Book review (dtd 11 June 2001) posted by booksonline. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Ancient oceans experienced a global surge in biological productivity.  Press release (dtd 31 May 2001) from University of Michigan. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Fossilized Trees May Hold Key to Past Climates.  Press release (dtd 31 May 2001) from AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Chemicals In Ancient Ice Move, Affecting Ice Cores.  Press release (dtd 31 May 2001) from UniSci. (link posted 30 June 2001)

Recent Atmospheric Conditions & Impacts:

• Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries

• Disruptions of a new Dust Bowl.  Article (dtd 1 June 2001) from Christian Science Monitor. (link posted 30 June 2001)

• China's Dust Storms Raise Fears of Impending Catastrophe. Article (posted 1 June 2001) from National Geographic. (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Pacific Pattern Creates Dry West Coast.  Press release (dtd 22 June 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory News. (link posted 30 June 2001)  

• Drought Fuels Loss of U.S. Western Land to Invasive Grass and Wildfires. Article National Geographic, 28 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Record warm winter set in Perth.  Bureau of Meteorology - Media Release - Western Australia, 27 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Climate of 2001 - May.  Document (updated 15 June 2001) from US National Climatic Data Center.   (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Climate-Watch, June 2001.  Document (updated 29 June 2001) from US National Climatic Data Center.  (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Texas Begins Flood Cleanup.  RedCross.org, 13 June 2001.  See also: After the Deluge.  Transcript from the Public Broadcasting System's (PBS) Online NewsHour: 14 June 2001. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Millions of Afghans Face Starvation as Crops Fail.  Press release (dtd 8 June 2001) from FAO. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• NOAA Calculates Amount of Rainfall Needed to End Droughts Around the Country.  Press release (dtd 12 June 2001) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Siberia's Receding Floodwaters Reveal Long-Term Problems.  Article (dtd 30 May 2001) from American Red Cross. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Sydney records its wettest May since 1925.  Press release (dtd 1 June 2001) from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Updated Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and US Landfall Strike Probabilities for 2001. Report (dtd 7 June 2001) from William M. Gray (Colorado State University) et al. (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Hurricane Forecasters Expect Normal Atlantic storm Activity in 2001.  Story (dtd 21 May 2001) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (link posted 30 June 2001)
• Spring Marks 16th Consecutive Season of Warmer Temperatures - Summer Temperatures Are Expected To Be Above Normal Over Most of Canada.  Press release (dtd 14 June 2001) from Environment Canada. (link posted 30 June 2001)

A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle.  Draft report (dtd 2001)  from the Water Cycle Study Group (WCSG), chaired by George Hornberger of the University of Virginia. The group was appointed in late 1999 to advise the US Global Change Research Program (USCRP) agencies on the development of a Global Water Cycle Program within the USGCRP.   The Plan describes the rationale for an enhanced scientific research effort on the global water cycle over the next decade and poses three key science questions -- about water-cycle variability, about prediction, and about links with ecosystem processes.  (posted 27 June 2001)

Report on the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) International Workshop.  (also available as MS Word 6/95 file).  February 27-March 1, 2001, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD.  Sponsored by NOAA Office of Global Programs NASA Land Surface Hydrology Program. (posted 27 June 2001)

It's not just for skiing any more! Geographer studies snow's impact on climate.  Press release (dtd 25 June 2001) from Texas A & M University. (link posted 30 June 2001)  

Dobbin Bay in the Canadian Arctic. "Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) images are being used in an ambitious international project to map the extent of Earth's glaciers and the rate at which they are changing."  Posting  from  NASA's Earth Observatory (link posted 30 June 2001)

Giant Rain Gauges Reveal Record of Past Climate.  Press release (dtd 27 June 2001) from CSIRO.

Mountain Glaciers Around The World Receding, AGU Told.  Press release (dtd 31 May 2001) from UniScience. (link posted 30 June 2001)

New Research Can Improve Regional U.S. Snowfall Forecasts During El Niños and La Niñas Winters.  Press release (dtd 1 June 2001) from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center -- EOS Project Science Office, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 June 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.   (link posted 30 June 2001)

• Heavy Cloud, No Rain (originally broadcast 29 June 2001)

• Listen to the President's Remarks
• View the President's Remarks
• Climate Change Review - Initial Report (105KB)

Environment Satellite Goes on Tour.  Press release (dtd 23 May 2001) distributed by AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Australia's Response to Climate Change.  Brochure (circa May 2001) from the Australian Greenhouse Office. (link posted 30 May 2001)

NOAA's FY2002 Budget: Predicting Weather and Climate.  Hearing, 9 May 2001, US Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.  Hearing Charter.   View Webcast.  Written statements: (posted 21 May 2001)

• Chairman Vernon J. Ehlers (R-Mich)

• Scott Gudes, Acting Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

• Richard E. Hallgren, Executive Director Emeritus, American Meteorological Society

• Eric Barron, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences and Director EMS Environment  Institute, Pennsylvania State University

• Leonard Pietrafesa, Director of External Affairs, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Member, NOAA Science Board

• Joseph Hoffman, Executive Director, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Member, Interstate Council on Water Policy

Recent Calls for Proposals: (posted 16 May 2001)

• NOAA: Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement (also available as PDF file). (link posted 16 May 2001)

• NASA: (links posted 16 May 2001)

  • Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment (CRYSTAL-FACE).

  • Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP).  

USGCRP: Fiscal Year 2002 Program and Strategic Planning.  [5.7 Megabyte Microsoft PowerPoint file] Presentation by Dr Margaret Leinen before US Senate Staff, 7 May 2001.  Dr. Leinen is  Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR), Committee on Environment & Natural Resources (CENR), National Science and Technology Council.  The SGCR oversees the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).   (link posted 7 May 2001)

WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2000 (PDF, 1.3 Megabytes).  Press release (dtd March 2001) from the World Meteorological Organization. (posted 14 May 2001)

Probing Gas Hydrate Deposits.  Article in the May-June 2001 issue of American Scientist. (posted 14 May 2001)

CO2 / Climate Report [PDF] (Spring 2001).  From Environment Canada, "a periodical newsletter devoted to the review of climate change research."  The Spring 2001 issue is a review of scientific literature published in 1999. (link posted 14 May 2001)

1 May 2001 (0930 hrs EST).  Washington, DC (Room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Third Assessment Report.  Hearing before the US Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Chair: John McCain, R-AZ).  Witnesses: (links posted 14 May 2001)

• Opening Statement of Chairman Senator John McCain
• Honorable Chuck Hagel, Senator, Nebraska
• Honorable Larry E. Craig, Senator, Idaho
• Dr. Venkatachala Ramaswamy, Senior Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Dr. James J. McCarthy, Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
• Dr. Jayant Sathaye, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California
• Dr. James Hansen, Chief, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA
• Dr. Richard Lindzen, Professor of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
• Sen. George Voinovich, of Ohio.
• Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
• Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
• Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
• Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, Alfred P. Sloane Professor of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth, Head, Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Dr. John R. Christy, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Alabama at Huntsville
• Dr. Jae Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Dr. Rattan Lal, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University
• James E. Rogers, Chairman, President, and CEO, Cinergy Corp.
• Dr. Marilyn A. Brown, Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists Watch Dark Side of the Moon to Monitor Earth's Climate.  Press release (dtd 17 April 2001) from the American Geophysical Union. (posted 14 May 2001)

Scientists Monitor Global Air Pollution from Space.  Press release (dtd 30 May 2001) from National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). (link posted 30 May 2001)

The Pacific Dust Express.  Article (dtd 17 May 2001) from Science@NASA

Reaction of Ozone and Climate to Increasing Stratospheric Water Vapor.  Article (dtd May 2001) from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).  Discussion of  Climate and ozone response to increased stratospheric water vapor, paper by D.T. Shindell,  published in Geophysical Research Letters, (28, 1551-1554, 2001).  See also Wet Stratosphere Spells Trouble for Ozone Hole, NASA Says, published on Space.com. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Can Satellite Sensors Track Greenhouse Emissions?  Article (dtd 14 May 2001) from Resources for the Future's Weathervane. (posted 14 May 2001)

Most-serious greenhouse gas is increasing, international study finds.  Press release (dtd 24 April 2001) from EurekAlert. (posted 14 May 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.  (posted 14 May 2001)

• Ozone Recovery (broadcast 24 May 2001)
• Tracking Pollutants (broadcast 4 May 2001)

New Satellite Study Shows Vegetation Increases in North America.  Press release (dtd 29 May 2001) from University of Colorado at Boulder, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 May 2001)

Forest Growth Can't Keep Up With CO2 Emissions.  Article (dtd 24 May 2001) from Scientific American. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Deforestation in Indonesia Causing a Global Emergency, say Oxford Researchers.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from AlphaGalileo. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Seasonal Variation in Host Susceptibility and Cycles of Certain Infectious Diseases.  Article in the Centers for Disease Control's Emerging Infectious Diseases (May-Jun 2001, 7 (3)). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Amazing Atolls of the Maldives.  Feature (dtd 1 May 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Biomass Burning Fact Sheet.  Document (dtd 19 March 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (posted 14 May 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.  (posted 14 May 2001)

• Boundary Waters Blowdown (broadcast 27 May 2001)

Forest Growth Can't Keep Up With CO2 Emissions.  Article (dtd 24 May 2001) from Scientific American. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Synthesis and Modeling Project of the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S. JGOFS) Announcement dated 2 May 2001 (NSF 01-103) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Ocean Sciences.   Deadline for proposal receipt at NSF is August 16, 2001.  Award decisions will be made not later than March 1, 2002, which is the earliest possible start date. (link posted 22 May 2001)

Hearing  to examine issues relating to carbon sequestration. Hearing (23 May 2001) before US Congress, Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on  Science, Technology, and Space.  Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) presided. Written statements (PDF files) available online:  (posted 24 May 2001)

• Dale Heydlauff, Vice President, Environmental Affairs
• John Kimble, Soil Scientist Researcher, US Department of Agriculture
• John Kadyszewski Advisor to the President, Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development
• Mike Coda, Director, Climate Change Program, The Nature Conservancy
• Robert Bonnie, Economist, Environmental Defense

Carbon dioxide levels key to global warming predictions.  Press release (dtd 3 May 2001) from Texas A & M University, distributed by EurekAlert! (posted 14 May 2001)

First automated floats for monitoring ocean carbon launched in North Pacific.  Press release (dtd 16 April 2001) from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. (posted 14 May 2001)

New Satellite Maps Provide Planners Improved Urban Sprawl Insight.  Press release (dtd 30 May 2001) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.  (link posted 30 May 2001)

Researchers Test Breakaway Walls for Coastal Homes, Buildings.  Press release (dtd 24 May 2001) from North Carolina State. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Changes in Sun's Intensity Tied to Recurrent Droughts in Maya Region.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 30 May 2001)

The Potential Global Distribution of Dengue Fever.  Research letter posted on The Lancet web site (dtd May 2001).  "There is increasing research interest in the potential impacts of global climate change on human health, and in particular, on the transmission of vector-borne diseases. Here we report an empirical model of the current climatic constraints on dengue fever transmission. We use these findings, along with projections of future population and climate, to assess the potential distribution of dengue fever in the next 100 years. We conclude that -- other factors being equal -- trends in population numbers and global climate would contribute to a substantial increase in the population at risk of dengue." (link posted 30 May 2001)

Seasonal Variation in Host Susceptibility and Cycles of Certain Infectious Diseases.  Article in the Centers for Disease Control's Emerging Infectious Diseases (May-Jun 2001, 7 (3)). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on World Food Supply: Introduction.  Document (dated April 2001, but not announced on web site until 4 May 2001) by Cynthia Rosenzweig and Ana Iglesias, posted by the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (a project of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network). (link posted 30 May 2001)

National Energy Policy Recommends That FEMA Work With States to Identify Possible Consequences of Energy Shortages.  Press release (dtd 18 May 2001) from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Americans Know Disaster Risks, Underestimate Prevention Capabilities.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (link posted 30 May 2001)

National Flood Conference to Focus On New Technologies and Approaches.  Press release (dtd 14 May 2001) from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Full text of the Health Sector Assessment of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.  Published in the May 2001 supplemental issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.  Downloadable Figures from the assessment are separately available, along with a brochure (also dtd May 2001), Climate Change and Human Health.  See also press release (dtd 2 May 2001) from Johns Hopkins University: Expert scientific panel releases national assessment of climate change and health in the United States: impact could be far-reaching. (posted 14 May 2001)

"Weather and Climate: Their variability and Change.  Sustainable development beyond 2002 (PDF, 469 kb).  Document (dtd April 2001) from the UN World Meteorological Organization. (posted 14 May 2001)

El Nino could be a help to farmers.  Press release (dtd 2 May 2001) from AlphaGalileo. (posted 14 May 2001)

Tropical Glaciers Formed While Earth was Giant Snowball.  Press release (dtd 29 May 2001) from Penn State, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 May 2001)

Changes in Sun's Intensity Tied to Recurrent Droughts in Maya Region.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.  (posted 14 May 2001)

• Neanderthal Climate (broadcast 2 May 2001)

Climate shift linked to rise of Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau.  Press release (2 May 2001) from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) distributed by EurekAlert! (posted 14 May 2001)

Researchers prove past cooling trend caused by move from forests to agriculture.  Press release (dtd 23 April 200) from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, distributed by EurekAlert! (posted 14 May 2001)

Vegetation Key to Accurate Climate Modeling.  Press release (dtd 29 May 2001) from Penn State, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 May 2001)

Changes in Sun's Intensity Tied to Recurrent Droughts in Maya Region.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 30 May 2001)

Goddard Scientist Honored with AMS' Anderson Award.  Press release (dtd 3 May 2001) from Goddard Space Flight Center.  "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center research scientist Dr. Joanne Simpson has been awarded the Charles F. Anderson Award by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The Anderson award is given to an individual or organization in recognition of outstanding and/or extraordinary contributions to the promotion of educational outreach, educational service, and diversity in the AMS and broader communities." (link posted 30 May 2001)

• The Pacific Dust Express.  Article (dtd 17 May 2001) from Science@NASA
• From the Dust Bowl to the Sahel.  Feature (dtd 18 May 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory.

Seasonal Climate Prediction over Northeast Brazil.  Article (dtd May 2001) from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Recent Atmospheric Conditions & Impacts:

• Severe Florida Drought Damages Environment, Economy.  Article (dtd 24 May 2001) from DisasterRelief.org. (link posted 30 May 2001)
• Flood Disaster Averted Again in Siberian City.  Article (dtd 23 May 2001) from DisasterRelief.com.  See also Winter Chills Bring Spring Floods to Siberia, article (dtd 17 May 2001) from the American Red Cross. (link posted 30 May 2001)
• Climate-Watch, May 2001.  Report (last updated 17 May 2001) from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). (link posted 30 May 2001)
• Climate of 2001. April in Historical Perspective.  Report (updated 11 May 2001) from NOAA. (link posted 30 May 2001)
• Summer 2001 Outlook Shows Little Relief for Drought, More Rain for Midwest.  Press release (dtd 17 May 2001) from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. (link posted 30 May 2001)
• Seasonal Ozone Update - Arctic ozone values similar to 1980's.  Press release (dtd 24 April 2001) from World Meteorological Organization. (posted 14 May 2001)
• Rains Bring More Flooding to Exhausted River Communities.   Article (dtd 9 May 2001) from disasterrelief.org. (posted 14 May 2001)
• Facing the Flood.  Tom Bearden reports from Davenport, Iowa, where sandbags and volunteers are battling the rising waters of the Mississippi.  "Government predictions say the water is supposed to get this high only once every hundred years, but this is the third so- called 100-year flood in the last eight years," reports Tom Bearen."  Public Broadcasting Service's Online NewsHour, 23 April, 2001. (posted 14 May 2001)
• Flood Threat Plagues Upper Midwest, New England.  Feature (dtd 2 May 2001) from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. (posted 14 May 2001)
• More Fires Ignited in Drought-Stricken Florida.  Article (dtd 20 April 2001) from RedCross.org. (posted 14 May 2001)
• Rain Forecast Heightens Flood Fears.  Article (dtd 20 April 2001) from RedCross.org. (posted 14 May 2001)
• As Rivers Recede, Flood Cleanup Begins.  Article (dtd 2 May 2001) from DisasterRelief.org. (posted 14 May 2001)

• Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries

Melting Glaciers Signal Global Warming.  Press release (dtd 29 May 2001) from Arizona State University of Liberal Arts & Sciences, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 30 May 2001)

Land Water Storage and Sea Level Rise.  Article (dtd Jan 2001) from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). (link posted 30 May 2001)

Recent Call for Proposals: NASA's Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment (CRYSTAL-FACE).  (link posted 16 May 2001)

A better understanding of equatorial Atlantic deep currents.  Press release (dtd 26 April 2001) distributed by AlphaGalileo. (posted 14 May 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided.  (posted 14 May 2001)

• Why Is There So Much Rain In the Rainforest? (broadcast 15 May 2001)
• Effect of Clouds (broadcast 13 May 2001)
• Complexity of Clouds (broadcast 12 May 2001)

The Atlantic multidecadal oscillation and its relation to rainfall and river flows in the continental U.S. (also available as PDF file)  Article by David B. Enfield et al. in Geophysical Research Letters (Vol. 28 , No. 10 , p. 2077, 15 May 2001). (posted 14 May 2001)

More knowledge of interactions between Asian Brown Haze, Global Warming and Ozone urgently needed says UNEP.  Press release (dtd 9 April 2001) from United Nations Environment Programme. (links posted 17 April 2001)

Watching the Spread of Smog and Smoke.  Article (dtd 16 March 2001) from NASA Earth Observatory. (link posted 20 March 2001)

Ozone Profile Helps Weather Forecasters, Sunbathers.  Press release (dtd 27 March 2001) from UniSci. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Arctic Science Journeys Radio: Radio scripts with links to audio files (links posted 17 April 2001)

• Polar Bears Change Diet.  (dtd 23 March 2001)
• Salmon May Move North.  (dtd 31 March 2001).

The impact of global warming in the Arctic. Video file (circa 18 April 2001) from the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

NASA Demonstrates How Earth's Global Heat Engine Drives Plant Growth.  Press release (dtd 11 April 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory. See also First Chapter of Earth's "Biological Record" Documented from Space.  Press Release (dtd 29 March 2001) from NASA GSFC. (links posted 17 April 2001)

Biodiversity Increases Ecosystems' Ability to Absorb CO2 and Nitrogen.  Press release (dtd 11 April 2001) from Brookhaven National Lab. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Amphibian Deaths Linked to Climate Change.  Media alert (dtd 4 April 2001) from NASA Earth Observatory  See also:  Amphibian mortality linked to climate change.  Press release (dtd 4 April 2001) from Oregon State University, distributed by EurekAlert! (links posted 12 April 2001)

Online NewsHour: Global Warming.  Transcript (dtd 28 March 2001) from Public Broadcasting System's "A recent study suggests global warming is altering marine life in Monterey Bay."  Transcript from the Public Broadcasting System's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. (link posted 17 April 2001)

La Niña Boosts Productivity Of The World's Oceans.  Press release (dtd 30 Mar 2001) from UniSci. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Announcement of Funding Opportunity to Submit Proposals for the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Project.  Notice published (20 March 2001) in the US Federal Register. (link posted 17 April 2001)

First Days of Spring -- last days for some of the UK's Woods?  Press release (dtd 21 March 2001) from UK Woodland Trust. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided. 

• Vegetation Feedbacks (broadcast date: 12 April 2001) (link posted 17 April 2001)

Atmospheric carbon dioxide record from flask measurements at Lampedusa Island.  Publication (release April 2001) from CDIAC. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Earth & Sky.

• CO2 History Mystery (broadcast date: 28 April 2001) (link posted 17 April 2001)

Opportunities to Increase Carbon Sequestration Through Forestry. Powerpoint presentation of Richard Birdsey, US Forest Service, Northern Global Change Research Program Manager, appearing before US Senate subcommittee on Agriculture Seminar on March 30, 2001. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Cornell News: tree biomass the same everywhere.  Press release (dtd 4 April 2001) from Cornell University. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Geographical Distribution of Biomass Carbon in Tropical Southeast Asian Forests: A Database.  Report (dtd March 2001) prepared by the US Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Carbon Farming Seen as Potential Global Warming Solution.  Article (dtd 2 April 2001) from Cool-Companies News. (link posted 17 April 2001)

The Seedy Side of CO2.  Article (dtd 5 April 2001) from ScienceNOW.  "Some trees may reproduce earlier and more abundantly in a world pumped up with carbon dioxide, according to a new study." (link posted 17 April 2001)

Crops and Conservation Tillage Glean Carbon for the Land.  Article (dtd 9 March 2001) from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Notice of the Availability of Draft Synthesis Report of the IPCC Third Assessment Report and Request for Comments.  Public notice from the US Department of State, published in the Federal Register on 13 April 2001.  According to the notice, interested individuals or organizations may register as reviewers and access the draft Synthesis Report at the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) website at http://www.gcrio.org/ ipccform/.  The official US Government comments eventually will be posted at http://www.state.gov/www/ global/global_issues/climate/index.html.(link posted 17 April 2001)

Impact of Climate Change on Human Health Remains `Highly Uncertain'.  Press release (dtd 2 April 2001) from the US National Academies, announcing release of report Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Diseases.  "Climate changes can clearly influence many infectious diseases, but it is not yet possible to determine whether global warming will cause diseases to spread, says a National Academies' report. Although some studies have linked higher incidence of some illnesses with short-term climate changes, such as those caused by El Niño, many other factors must be considered to fully explain the causes of disease outbreaks."  Includes link to full report.  See also Under the Weather: Exploring the Linkages Among Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease, press release (dtd 2 April 2001) from the National Academies.  Available too are the following news stories: (links posted 17 April 2001)

Climate Shifts and Disease (14.4 | 28.8).  Audio segment from National Public Radio's Morning Edition, dtd 3 April 2001.  "WNPR's David Kestenbaum reports that a new study shows how shifts in the world's climates will affect outbreaks of infectious diseases such as malaria. But even the study's own researchers say that despite advanced technology, it's still very difficult to make detailed, accurate predictions in this field." (4 minutes 17 seconds)

• Climate Change Impact on Health �Uncertain.  Media alert (dtd 2 April 2001) from NASA Earth Observatory.

Human West Nile Virus Surveillance --- Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, 2000.  Article (dtd 13 April 2001) from the Center for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).  (link posted 17 April 2001)

IAI Newsletter  (PDF Format).  Issue 24, dated Nov 2000 - Feb 2001 from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. (link posted 17 April 2001)

OECD Environmental Outlook.  Report (dtd April 2001) from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  "Using an economy-based vision of developments to 2020, the OECD Environmental Outlook identifies the drivers of environmental change (the economy, population, globalisation, etc.), the specific sectors that put the greatest pressure on the environment, and the resulting environmental impacts." (link posted 17 April 2001)

FAO Warns that Damage to Agriculture from Storm-Related Disasters Must be Reduced.   Press release (dtd March 2001) from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). (link posted 17 April 2001)

Laboratory study confirms skin cancer risks of sun exposure.  Press release (dtd 23 Mar 2001) from Wistar Institute, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 17 April 2001)

Ancient climate excursion linked to a rare anomaly in Earth's orbit.  Press release (dtd 13 April 2001) from UC Santa Cruz, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 17 April 2001)

Ancient tree rings reveal past climate.  Article (dtd 31 March 2001) from Science News Online. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Arctic Submarine Uncovers Evidence Of Giant, Ancient Ice Sheets.  Press release (dtd 21 March 2000) from Ohio State University. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Human-induced greenhouse warming pumps heat into oceans, two Science studies report.  Press release (dtd 12 April 2001) from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, distributed via EurekAlert! See also: (links posted 17 April 2001)

• Scripps researchers pinpoint human-induced global warming in world's oceans.  Press release (dtd 12 April 2001) from UC San Diego, distributed via EurekAlert!

It Could get Hotter in Japan Thanks to Three Gorges Dam.  Article (dtd 12 April 2001) from Christian Science Monitor. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Saharan Dust "Cools" Climate Warming Estimates.  Posting (dtd 12 April 2001) from NASA Goddard. (link posted 17 April 2001)

The Sun-Climate Connection (Did Sunspots Sink the Titanic?).  NOAA Research Spotlight, 26 March 2001. (link posted 17 April 2001)

More knowledge of interactions between Asian Brown Haze, Global Warming and Ozone urgently needed says UNEP.  Press release (dtd 9 April 2001) from United Nations Environment Programme. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Earth & Sky.  Daily science radio series, currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both transcripts & audio files are provided. 

• Predicting Climate Change (broadcast date: 26 April 2001) (link posted 17 April 2001)

Tropical Ocean Warming Drives Recent Northern Hemisphere Climate Change.  Press Release (dtd 5 April 2001) from the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 17 April 2001)

Recent Atmospheric Conditions & Impacts:

• Climate-Watch, April 2001. Document (as of 15 April, last updated 11 April 2001) from NOAA.  (link posted 17 April 2001)
• Climate of 2001 - March.  Document (updated 12 April 2001) from NOAA. (link posted 17 April 2001)
• Warming waters could signal onset of El Nino weather system.  Press release (dtd 10 April 2001) from NOAA.  (link posted 17 April 2001)
• Scientists Predict Slightly Higher than Average Ultraviolet-B Values for Spring and Summer 2001.  Press release (dtd 6 April 2001) from Environment Canada.  (link posted 17 April 2001)
• Updated Forecast of Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and US Landfall Strike Probabilities for 2001 .  Dtd 6 April 2001. See also press release (dtd 6 April 2001), Colorado State's April Hurricane Update Calls for Slightly More Storms but a Season that Still Remains Close to Average.  (link posted 17 April 2001)
• Record rainfall - the wettest 12 months since records began.  Press release (dtd 23 March 2001) from the  UK Met Office. (link posted 17 April 2001)
• After Three Strikes, Is La Niña Out?  Article (dtd 6 March 2001) from Science@Nasa. (link posted 17 April 2001)

• Up-to-Date Weather, Climate & Wildfire Summaries

Iceland's Receding Glacier.  Posting (dtd 10 April 2001) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.See also Receding Glacier in Iceland. (link posted 17 April 2001)

 Giant Crack Spotted in Antarctic Glacier.  Press release (dtd 22 March 2001) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 17 April 2001)

NASA image reveals giant crack in Antarctic ice.  Press release (dtd 22 March 2001) from NASA Goddard, distributed by EurekAlert! (link posted 17 April 2001)