News from CCSP Participating Agencies:
2008 Archives

CU-Boulder Researchers Forecast 3-in-5 Chance of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice in 2008

Landsat 5 Satellite Back in Action Press release (dtd 29 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 29 Feb 2008)

Specialized Surface Wind Instruments Fly Onboard Nation's Hurricane Hunter Fleet Press release (dtd 29 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 29 Feb 2008)

Rock Studies Help Crack Questions of Glacier Thinning in West Antarctica Media alert (dtd 28 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 12 Mar 2008)

NOAA, World Bank Join to Help Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America Press release (dtd 28 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 28 Feb 2008)

Draft Study on Hurricane Risks to New Orleans Needs Improvement News (dtd 28 Feb 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 28 Feb 2008)

Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview Statement (dtd 27 Feb 2008) by Harlan Watson of the Department of State. (link posted 27 Feb 2008)

Ranger Supercomputer Dedicated by NSF and Texas Computing Center Press release (dtd 26 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 26 Feb 2008)

Meeting of the Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes Meeting information (undated) from the National Academies. (link posted 26 Feb 2008)

Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process Meeting information (undated) from the National Academies. (link posted 26 Feb 2008)

Media Briefing to Discuss NASA's Newest Earth Science Missions Media advisory (dtd 25 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 25 Feb 2008)

Increased Hurricane Losses Due to More People, Wealth Along Coastlines, Not Stronger Storms, New Study Says Press release (dtd 22 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 22 Feb 2008)

NASA and Northrup Grumman Partner to 'Measure the Immeasurable' in Climate Change and Planetary Science Feature (dtd 21 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center. (link posted 21 Feb 2008)

Southern Ocean Cruise to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases Press release (dtd 21 Feb 2008) from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. (link posted 21 Feb 2008)

Summary of Space and Earth Science Issues from the Workshop on U.S. Civil Space Policy Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies Press. (link posted 21 Feb 2008)

Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond Feature (dtd 20 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 20 Feb 2008)

Arctic Clouds Get a Reality Check Research highlights (dtd Feb 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (link posted 18 Feb 2008)

Carbon Sequestration Partner Initiates CO2 Injection into Michigan Basin News (dtd 18 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 18 Feb 2008)

Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change News From the Field (dtd 17 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 25 Feb 2008)

Oregon Researchers Study Widespread Areas of Low Oxygen off Northwest Coast Press release (dtd 15 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 15 Feb 2008)

Scientists Reveal First-Ever Global Map of Total Human Effect on Oceans Press release (dtd 14 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 14 Feb 2008)

New Study Shows Extent of Harmful Human Influences on Global Marine Ecosystems Press release (dtd 14 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 14 Feb 2008)

Volunteers across the Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers Press release (dtd 14 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 14 Feb 2008)

Volunteers Across Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers Press release (dtd 14 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 14 Feb 2008)

January 2008: Cool and Wet West Contrasts a Warm Northeast Press release (dtd 14 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 14 Feb 2008)

Global Hazards/Extremes Information (updated 13 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. (link posted 13 Feb 2008)

Approximately 10,000 legacy DOE R&D documents added to Information Bridge searchable database News (dtd 13 Feb 2008) from the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. (link posted 13 Feb 2008)

NOAA and Shell Oil Company Launch Enhanced Ocean Observations Project in Gulf of Mexico Press release (dtd 13 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 13 Feb 2008)

Thomas Lovejoy to Speak on 'Climate Change: Prospects for Nature' at Brookhaven Lab, March 12 Press release (dtd 12 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. (link posted 12 Feb 2008)

Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States News note (dtd 11 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

Fossil Record Suggests Insect Assaults on Foliage May Increase with Warming Globe Press release (dtd 11 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

Ocean Mapping Expedition Yields New Insights into Arctic Depths Press release (dtd 11 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

Many Factors Will Challenge the Recovery of the Chesapeake Bay Press release (dtd 11 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

NOAA "Hurricane Hunter" Flies into Pacific Winter Storms Out of Oregon Press release (dtd 11 Feb 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

Ocean-Observing Satellites Help Break Current Records Feature (dtd 8 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 8 Feb 2008)

Effects of Urbanization Extend to the Global Scale Press release (dtd 7 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 7 Feb 2008)

Natural Ocean Thermostat Helps Protect Pacific Ocean Coral Reefs Press release (dtd 7 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 7 Feb 2008)

February Science Picks - Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds Press release (dtd 4 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 4 Feb 2008)

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data Report (dtd 2008) from the National Research Council. (link posted 4 Feb 2008)

Climate - Improving Projections Story tip (dtd Feb 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (link posted Feb 2008)

Predicting Seasonal Weather Special report (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 11 Feb 2008)

U.S. Announces New Space-Based Earth Observation Activities News release (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy. (link posted 1 Feb 2008)

New Collection 3 Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Data are Now Available News (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) team. (link posted 1 Feb 2008)

Report: How the USGS Responded to 2005 Hurricanes and Addresses Storms Today Press release (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 1 Feb 2008)

NASA Data Link Pollution to Rainy Summer Days in the Southeast News (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

Ancient Forest to Modern City Feature (dtd 1 Feb 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters Report (updated 31 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Cente. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

Lab researchers find that humans are cause of diminishing water flow in the West News release (dtd 31 Jan 2008) from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

Impoverished areas of Africa and Asia face severe crop losses from climate change in 20 years Press release (dtd 31 Jan 2008) from Stanford University on research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

CO2 Fossil Fuel Emissions Effort Proposed Story idea (dtd Jan 2008) from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (link posted Jan 2008)

NASA Finds Glacial Sediments Adding to Louisiana Coast's Sinking Press release (dtd 31 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

Federal Government Should Improve Assessments of Research Efficiency News (dtd 31 Jan 2008) from the National Research Council. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

Oregonians Should Be Prepared For More Flooding Press release (dtd 31 Jan 2008) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (link posted 31 Jan 2008)

Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO2 Measurements Report (dtd 2007) from the Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center. (link posted Jan 2008)

2007: Year in Review Discoveries (dtd 30 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

DOE Announces Restructured FutureGen Approach to Demonstrate CCS Technology at Multiple Clean Coal Plants Press release (dtd 30 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 30 Jan 2008)

Sediment Prediction Tools Miss the Mark News release (dtd 29 Jan 2008) from the Smithsonian Institution's Environmental Research Center. (link posted 29 Jan 2008)

Baffin Island Ice Caps Shrink by 50 Percent Since 1950s Media alert (dtd 28 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

CRREL Scientists at AGU Meeting News (dtd 28 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. (link posted 28 Jan 2008)

El Nino at Play as Source of More Intense Regional U.S. Wintertime Storms Feature (dtd 28 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center. (link posted 28 Jan 2008)

Intense Seasonal Floods in Southern Africa Story (dtd 28 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 28 Jan 2008)

Man-Made Changes Bring about New Epoch in Earth's History News (dtd 25 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

Science Expedition to Coral Reefs in Caribbean Helps Launch International Year of the Reef Press release (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 24 Jan 2008)

When Accounting for the Global Nitrogen Budget, Don't Forget Fish Media alert (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 2 Feb 2008)

Ship Tracks off British Columbia Image and story (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 24 Jan 2008)

Pacific Northwest Research Institutions Create Science News Syndicate Press release (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (link posted 24 Jan 2008)

USGS To Host Congressional Briefings on How Science is Used to Respond to Hurricanes Media advisory (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (link posted 24 Jan 2008)

40 Million Electric Bikes Spark Environmental Dilemma in China Article (dtd 24 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 24 Jan 2008)

Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Up, Nearly Matches Greenland Loss Press release (dtd 23 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River Press release (dtd 23 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 23 Jan 2008)

Great Lakes Initiative: EPA and States Have Made Progress, but Much Remains to Be Done If Water Quality Goals Are to Be Achieved Report (dtd 23 Jan 2008) from the Government Accountability Office. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

Pilotless Craft to Monitor Hurricanes, Climate and Flooding Press Release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 5 Feb 2008)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3: Reanalyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies Press. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet Press release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

Warmer Ocean Could Reduce Number of Atlantic Hurricane Landfalls Press release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

Forests Could Benefit When Fall Color Comes Late Press release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 25 Jan 2008)

NOAA Administrator Expresses Concern over Satellite Contractor Delay Press release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

NOAA Invests $3 Million for Unmanned Aircraft System Testing Press release (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 22 Jan 2008).

Over 5 million scientific e-prints at E-print network News (dtd 22 Jan 2008) from the Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technical Information. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

The Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (CERSAP) will meet February 5-6, 2008 in Washington, DC Meeting notice (dtd 18 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (link posted 18 Jan 2008)

NOAA Funds $3.8 Million, Five-Year Project to Study, Manage Saginaw Bay Ecosystem Press release (dtd 18 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 18 Jan 2008)

USGS Web Site Provides Idaho Ground Water Information Press release (dtd 18 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey (link posted 18 Jan 2008).

Human Activities Contribute to California's Global Warming Press release (dtd 17 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 25 Jan 2008)

DOE Awards 265 Million Hours of Supercomputing Time to Advance Leading Scientific Research Projects Press release (dtd 17 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 17 Jan 2008)

2007 was Tied as Earth's Second Warmest Year Press release (dtd 16 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (link posted 16 Jan 2008)

NASA Media Event Highlights Rainfall Satellite's Decade of Success Announcement (dtd 16 Jan 2008) about a media event to be held 23 Jan 2008 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 16 Jan 2008)

NSF Dedicates New South Pole Station Press release (dtd 15 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 16 Jan 2008)

Record Warm Summers Cause Extreme Ice Melt In Greenland Media alert (dtd 15 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 15 Jan 2008)

Alaska Glacier Speed-Up Tied To Internal Plumbing Issues, Says CU-Boulder Study Media alert (dtd 15 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 15 Jan 2008)

2007 was Tenth Warmest for U.S., Fifth Warmest Worldwide Story (dtd 15 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 15 Jan 2008)

Ulysses Spacecraft Flies Over Sun's North Pole Press release (dtd 14 Jan 2008) from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 14 Jan 2008)

Quakes Under Pacific Ocean Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulation System Research (dtd 11 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 11 Jan 2008)

2008 NCDC Products and Services Guide Released Publication (dtd Jan 2008) from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), completely revamped from previous versions to better highlight all NCDC online/operational products and services. (link posted 11 Jan 2008)

Older Arctic Sea Ice Replaced by Young, Thin Ice, Says CU-Boulder Study Media alert (dtd 10 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 10 Jan 2008)

Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, Ponds: A Thing of the Past? Posting (dtd 10 Jan 2008) from the National Science Foundation (link posted 10 Jan 2008).

A Warming Climate Can Support Glacial Ice Media alert (dtd 10 Jan 2008) from the Natioal Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 10 Jan 2008)

NASA Observes La Nina Feature (dtd 10 Jan 2008) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (link posted 10 Jan 2008).

Digital Library for Geosciences Moves to National Center for Atmospheric Research Press release (dtd 9 Jan 2008) from NSF. (link posted 9 Jan 2008)

USGS Scientist Reveals 2007 California Wildfire Impacts on Wildlife Press release (dtd 9 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes link to podcast (link posted 9 Jan 2008).

Electric Sand Findings Could Lead to Better Climate Models Media alert (dtd 7 Jan 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 7 Jan 2008)

Statement for Polar Bear Decision News release (dtd 7 Jan 2008) from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. (link posted 7 Jan 2008)

Coral Reef Builders Vulnerable to Ocean Acidification. Press release (dtd 4 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "As pH declines in the world's oceans, the effects on coral reefs could be more harmful than previously thought. This pH decline, a process known as 'ocean acidification,' occurs due to absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a result, the growth of reef builders may be severely inhibited." (link posted 6 Jan 2008)

Sunspot is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle Press release (dtd 4 Jan 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 9 Jan 2008)

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record. Press release (4 Jan 2008) from the U.S. National Science Foundation. (link posted 6 Jan 2008)

Losing More Than We Gain from Autumn Warming in the North Press release (dtd 3 Jan 2008) from NASA. A study of the carbon sink capacity of northern terrestrial ecosystems discovered that the duration of the net carbon uptake period has on average decreased due to warmer autumn temperatures. (link posted 10 Jan 2008)


North Atlantic Warming Tied to Natural Variability Press release (dtd 3 Jan 2008) from NASA. Analysis linking changes in North Atlantic surface water temperatures to the North Atlantic Oscillation. (link posted 10 Jan 2008)

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Issues Revised Research Plan. Press release (2 Jan 2008) from NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 6 Jan 2008)

"Emerging Infectious Diseases" Focuses on Arctic Issues The January issue of "Emerging Infectious Diseases," published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focuses on Arctic disease issues in the context of the International Polar Year (link posted 10 Jan 2008).

Noctilucent Clouds. Posting (undated, circa late 2007 or early 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 6 Jan 2008)

Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States Report (dtd 2007) from the National Academies Press. (link posted 28 Jan 2008)