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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories July 2, 2001 NESCAUM to host conference on climate change and air quality Want to learn more about efforts to improve air quality in the Northeast? The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management is hosting a one-day conference on clean air and energy conservation on July 16 in Cambridge, MA. The conference in entitled "Keeping the Lights on and the Air Clean: Making the Energy-Environment Connection in New England". Invited guest speakers include Senator Bob Smith (R- NH), Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA). If you want to attend you must RSVP by Monday, July 9th. For more information and a schedule of events visit the NESCAUM website. Researcher discusses slowing ocean current with NPR It's known that deep ocean currents are responsible for keeping parts of Europe warmer than they otherwise might be. On National Public Radio's "Living on Earth" program, Scottish oceanographer William Turrell discusses new research that shows these currents are slowing down. A transcript of the interview and an audio clip of the segment can be accessed on the Living on Earth Web site. To listen to the segment, click the speaker icon next to the subtitle "Pump." Climate change might threaten "living fossil" Having outlived the dinosaurs, it's been called a "Living fossil." Scientists say the coelacanth, which has called the oceans home for more than 400 million years, might now be endangered by global climate change. The New York Times has a Reuters story about this ancient fish knick-named "Old Four Legs." The Times Web site is free but requires registration. New research on NOx; carbon capacity The most recent edition of Environmental Science and Technology, a magazine of the American Chemical Society, has two brief stories about air quality and climate change studies. One is about a study that suggests the formation of tropospheric ozone is influenced by the location of power plants and the strength of their NOx emissions. The findings have important implications for optimizing emissions trading programs used to achieve NOx reductions. The other story is about new research that suggests that declining biodiversity may reduce the capacity of ecosystems to capture additional carbon. You can find both stories on Environmental Science and Technology's "Research Watch" page. Code Red Over the Mid-Atlantic States A whitish haze is visible over the Atlantic Ocean downwind of the mid-Atlantic United States in this Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) image acquired on June 28, 2001 The image shows a shroud of aerosol draped over much of the eastern U.S., including parts of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The aerosol could be a mixture of pollution, smoke, and cirrus clouds, and indeed many eastern cities, including Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, were under poor air quality advisories June 26-29. |
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