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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories March 7, 2002 New England's drought This past week there was much in the news about the onset of a drought in New England. In Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire, communities are taking stock of the problem and contemplating measures to cut down on water usage. Living on Earth, National Public Radio's Boston-based environmental news program, has two angles on the story: The drought's possible links to global climate change are discussed in an interview with Kevin Trenberth, a climate expert with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. A separate feature story looks at the trouble for Maine residents whose wells have run dry. Study: Industrial air pollution heightens cancer risk A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds for the first time that long-term exposure to industrial emissions and sulfate particles - what we know as garden-variety air pollution - can vastly heighten the chances of dying from lung cancer. Though that might sound like common sense, the Washington Post reports that the study's findings are a first. A brief summary of the study is available at the JAMA Web site, but a subscription is required to view the full text of the study. NASA finds El Nino linked to Antarctic sea ice change Researchers have found that the cycle of warming and cooling in the southern Pacific - known respectively as El Nino and La Nina - appears to affect the distribution of sea ice around Antarctica. The research, in the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate, helps further the understanding of the Earth's climate system. You can read more about it in this NASA Earth Observatory News feature story. |
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