<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Helvetica" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B>DIALOG and DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><B>08/12/2005</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF"><B><I>************************************</I></B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Arial" size="1" style="font-size: 8px; "><B>RESOURCES</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) has just updated its "What's New"</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm">http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">A New Climate Weblog Section - Tiempo Climate Newswatch</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/index.htm">http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/index.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">New Book Available - "Long-term Environmental Change in Arctic and Antarctic Lakes"</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-10012-22-35894243-0,00.html">http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-10012-22-35894243-0,00.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Arial" size="1" style="font-size: 8px; "><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Arial" size="1" style="font-size: 8px; "><B>SCIENCE NEWS</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Coral Reef Fish Larvae Settle Close to Home</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-07/cp-crf072005.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-07/cp-crf072005.php</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">House Science Committee Passes Bill To Restructure NOAA</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Climate</SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> </SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">change</SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> 'means heat waves'</SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#150FF1" face="Helvetica"></FONT></SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4140388.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4140388.stm</A></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><B></B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Changes to Pacific Coast Marine Ecosystem</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Census Of Marine Life Researchers Find Downward Trend In Diversity Of Fish In The Open Ocean</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://as01.ucis.dal.ca/fmap/news.php#13">http://as01.ucis.dal.ca/fmap/news.php#13</A> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Errors Cited In Assessing Climate Data</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://tinyurl.com/7pmgc">http://tinyurl.com/7pmgc</A><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://tinyurl.com/93equ">http://tinyurl.com/93equ</A><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Arial" size="1" style="font-size: 8px; "><B>FORUM</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">AGU and AMS Presidents Criticize Congressman Barton in Letter</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.house.gov/science/hot/climate%20dispute/index.htm">http://www.house.gov/science/hot/climate%20dispute/index.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Arial" size="1" style="font-size: 8px; "><B>JOBS</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Entry-level Environmental Scientist/Policy Analyst - I.M. Systems Group, Inc.</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.imsg.com">www.imsg.com</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">The Smithsonian Institution is accepting applications and nominations for the position of Sant Chair for Marine Science</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3" style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "> <A href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/ocean">www.mnh.si.edu/ocean</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>***************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Resources</B></FONT></DIV><DIV><B>The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) has just updated its "What's New"</B></DIV><DIV> <A href="http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm">http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/new.htm</A></DIV><DIV> With a wide-ranging set of organized links to new online material, the page is periodically updated and provides an easy way to monitor important scientific developments -- without having to dig around dozens of different web sites.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>********************</B></DIV><DIV><B>A New Climate Weblog Section - Tiempo Climate Newswatch</B></DIV><DIV> A weekly online magazine on climate and development, has added a new section to their webpage. See the "weblogs" section of <A href="http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/index.htm">http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/newswatch/index.htm</A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>********************</B></DIV><DIV><B>New Book Available - "Long-term Environmental Change in Arctic and Antarctic Lakes"</B></DIV><DIV> Volume 8 of the "Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research" Series</DIV><DIV> Editors: Reinhard Pienitz, Marianne S.V. Douglas, and John P. Smol</DIV><DIV> 562 pages - ISBN: 1-4020-2125-9 - Price: 105,93 Euros</DIV><DIV> For further information and to order this book, please go to: <A href="http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-10012-22-35894243-0,00.html">http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-10012-22-35894243-0,00.html</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>*************************************************** </B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Science News</B></FONT></DIV><DIV><B>Coral Reef Fish Larvae Settle Close to Home</B></DIV><DIV> Tracing the larvae of marine organisms from where they were born to their ultimate destination has been regarded as one of the greatest challenges in ocean science. Managers of marine reserves areas have eagerly sought this information to help determine the optimal size and spacing of marine reserves; well-planned reserves should help ensure that protected populations can sustain themselves as well as provide a source of larvae to maintain exploited populations in areas open to fishing.</DIV><DIV> In a new study, researchers have managed to uncover the patterns of local dispersion for a small coral reef fish species by employing a combination of inventive tracking techniques. In addition to providing ecological information about one particular fish species, the work suggests ways that the ecology of other fish can be studied and applied to strategies for the maintenance of stable populations. For the full story, <A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-07/cp-crf072005.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-07/cp-crf072005.php</A>.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <B>********************</B></DIV><DIV><B>House Science Committee Passes Bill To Restructure NOAA</B></DIV><DIV>AGU ASLA 05-18 by Gene Bierly: </DIV><DIV> The House Committee on Science passed H.R. 50, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Act on 17 May 2005. This act would, for the first time in NOAA's history, define and codify NOAA's core mission and functions. Since its creation by executive order in 1970, NOAA has been operating without the guidance of a congressional mandate, limiting the agency's ability to provide authority and leadership in ocean science research and resource management. "Our bill will do more than merely found NOAA in law," said committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) during the mark-up. "It will raise the profile of science at NOAA and improve its management."</DIV><DIV> NOAA's mission, as laid out in the bill, is "to understand the systems of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere and to predict changes in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere and the effects of such changes on the land environment, to conserve and manage coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes ecosystems to meet national economic, social, and environmental needs, and to educate the public about these topics."</DIV><DIV> H.R. 50 leaves the National Weather Service (NWS) in NOAA, noting that one of NOAA's 11 function is "issuing weather, water, climate, and space weather forecasts and warnings." Under the bill NOAA will also maintain:</DIV><DIV> 1) programs to support operational and service functions, including all activities of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) as well as the mapping and charting activities of the National Ocean Service (NOS);</DIV><DIV> 2) programs to conduct and support research and education and the development of technologies relating to weather, climate, and the coasts, oceans, and the Great Lakes;</DIV><DIV> 3) a system of laboratories to perform these functions, as well as the National Sea Grant College Program; and</DIV><DIV> 4) an extramural peer-reviewed competitive grant programs.</DIV><DIV> H.R. 50 would establish a Deputy Assistant Secretary position for science and technology to oversee ocean research programs, and it would codify the NOAA Science Advisory Board, which advises the NOAA administrator on strategies for research, education and the application of science.</DIV><DIV> Public outreach is also a priority of H.R. 50. Throughout the bill, emphasis is placed on fostering the public's ability to understand and integrate scientific information into considerations of national environmental issues.</DIV><DIV> During the May 17 hearing, an additional bill regarding NOAA was passed and sent to the House floor. H.R. 2364, would establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the NWS and in NOAA's marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs. The bill would specifically include Historically Black Colleges and Universities and institutions serving a large proportion of underrepresented groups. </DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>********************</B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;"><B>Climate change 'means heat waves'</B><DIV> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">BBC News - UK<BR></FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The survey, which analysed </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">climate</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">change</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> across 16 European capitals, suggested London's temperature rise of two degrees was one of the most significant in </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">...</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4140388.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4140388.stm</A></FONT></DIV><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><B>********************</B></DIV><DIV><B>Changes to Pacific Coast Marine Ecosystem</B></DIV><DIV> SAN FRANCISCO, California (Associated Press) -- Marine biologists are seeing mysterious and disturbing things along the Pacific Coast this year: higher water temperatures, plummeting catches of fish, lots of dead birds on the beaches, and perhaps most worrisome, very little plankton -- the tiny organisms that are a vital link in the ocean food chain.</DIV><DIV> Is this just one freak year? Or is this global warming?</DIV><DIV> Few scientists are willing to blame global warming, the theory that carbon dioxide and other manmade emissions are trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere and causing a worldwide rise in temperatures. Yet few are willing to rule it out.</DIV><DIV> "There are strange things happening, but we don't really understand how all the pieces fit together," said Jane Lubchenco, a zoologist and climate change expert at Oregon State University. "It's hard to say whether any single event is just an anomaly or a real indication of something serious happening."</DIV><DIV> Scientists say things could very well swing back to normal next year. But if the phenomenon proves to be long-lasting, the consequences could be serious for birds, fish and other wildlife.</DIV><DIV> This much is known: From California to British Columbia, unusual weather patterns have disrupted the marine ecosystem.</DIV><DIV> Normally, in the spring and summer, winds blow south along the Pacific Coast and push warmer surface waters away from shore. That allows colder, nutrient-rich water to well up from the bottom of the sea and feed microscopic plants called phytoplankton.</DIV><DIV> Phytoplankton are then eaten by zooplankton, tiny marine animals that include shrimp-like crustaceans called krill. Zooplankton, in turn, are eaten by seabirds and by fish and marine animals ranging from sardines to whales.</DIV><DIV> But this year, the winds have been unusually weak, failing to generate much upwelling and reducing the amount of phytoplankton.</DIV><DIV> Off Oregon, for example, the waters near the shore are 5 to 7 degrees warmer than normal and have yielded about one-fourth the usual amount of phytoplankton, said Bill Peterson, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Newport, Oregon.</DIV><DIV> "The bottom has fallen out of the coastal food chain, and there's just not enough food out there," said Julia Parrish, a seabird ecologist at the University of Washington in Seattle.</DIV><DIV> Seabirds are clearly distressed. On the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco, researchers this spring noted a steep decrease in nesting cormorants and a 90 percent drop in Cassin's auklets -- the worst in more than 35 years of monitoring.</DIV><DIV> On Washington state's Tatoosh Island, common murres -- a species so sensitive to disruptions that scientists consider it a harbinger of ecological change -- started breeding nearly a month late. It was the longest delay in 15 years of monitoring.</DIV><DIV> Researchers have also reported a sharp increase in dead birds washing up in California, Oregon and Washington.</DIV><DIV> Along Monterey Bay in Central California, there are four times the usual number of dead seabirds, said Hannah Nevins, a scientist at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.</DIV><DIV> "Basically, they're not finding enough food, and they use up the energy that's stored in their muscles, liver and body fat," Nevins said.</DIV><DIV> Fish appear to be feeling the effects, too. NOAA found a 20 percent to 30 percent drop in juvenile salmon off the coasts of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia in June and July, compared with the average over the previous six years.</DIV><DIV> And researchers counted the lowest number of juvenile rockfish in more than 20 years of monitoring in Central and Northern California. Fewer than 100 were caught between San Luis Obispo and Fort Bragg this year, compared with several thousand last year.</DIV><DIV> Scientists have seen some of these strange happenings before during El Nino years, when higher water surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific alter weather patterns worldwide. But the West Coast has not had El Nino conditions this year.</DIV><DIV> As for the possibility that this is being caused by global warming, scientists are not so sure, since climate change is believed to be a gradual process, and what is happening this year is relatively sudden.</DIV><DIV> But "if we did see this next year, the notion that global warming plays a role in this carries more weight," said Nathan Mantua, a climate expert at the University of Washington in Seattle.</DIV><DIV> Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Census Of Marine Life Researchers Find Downward Trend In Diversity Of Fish In The Open Ocean</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Exerpted from CORE weekly newsletter</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> Diversity of fish in the open oceans has declined by up to 50% over 50 years due to fishing. In a study, published in the July 28th issue of Science, the Census of Marine Life’s Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) scientists Boris Worm, Ransom Myers and their colleagues at Dalhousie University show a clear link to overfishing and fish diversity. The paper reports their findings of rapidly shrinking hotspots for tuna, marlin, and swordfish in five ocean basins. The complete article can be found at the FMAP press page at <A href="http://as01.ucis.dal.ca/fmap/news.php#13">http://as01.ucis.dal.ca/fmap/news.php#13</A>.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Errors Cited In Assessing Climate Data</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">from The New York Times (Registration Required) via Sigma Xi Science in the News</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> Some scientists who question whether human-caused global warming poses a threat have long pointed to records that showed the atmosphere's lowest layer, the troposphere, had not warmed over the last two decades and had cooled in the tropics.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> Now two independent studies have found errors in the complicated calculations used to generate the old temperature records, which involved stitching together data from thousands of weather balloons lofted around the world and a series of short-lived weather satellites.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> A third study shows that when the errors are taken into account, the troposphere actually got warmer. Moreover, that warming trend largely agrees with the warmer surface temperatures that have been recorded and conforms to predictions in recent computer models. <A href="http://tinyurl.com/7pmgc">http://tinyurl.com/7pmgc</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Warming Hits 'Tipping Point'</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">from The Guardian (UK) via Sigma Xi Science in the News</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> A vast expanse of western Sibera is undergoing an unprecedented thaw that could dramatically increase the rate of global warming, climate scientists warn today.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> Researchers who have recently returned from the region found that an area of permafrost spanning a million square kilometres - the size of France and Germany combined - has started to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> The area, which covers the entire sub-Arctic region of western Siberia, is the world's largest frozen peat bog and scientists fear that as it thaws, it will release billions of tonnes of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. <A href="http://tinyurl.com/93equ">http://tinyurl.com/93equ</A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>***************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Forum</B></FONT></DIV><DIV><B>AGU and AMS Presidents Criticize Congressman Barton in Letter</B></DIV><DIV> AGU ASLA Press Release # 05-19, authored by Cathy O'Riordan, AGU</DIV><DIV> AGU and AMS Presidents have submitted a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) in response to request of three climate scientists on 23 June for detailed information related to their research on climate change. The AGU-AMS letter is available at: <A href="http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/barton_response.pdf">http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/barton_response.pdf</A></DIV><DIV> Barton requested access to data archives, lists of all private, state, and federal financial support, and asked questions about the calculations and conclusions of a paper authored in 1998 by Michael Mann, Ray Bradley, and Malcolm Hughes. Barton also sent a letter to the Director of NSF, Arden Bement, asking for detailed information about research grants in climate change and one to the Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, requesting information about the IPCC Third Assessment Report. The Barton letters are available at: <A href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Letters/06232005_1570.htm">http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Letters/06232005_1570.htm</A></DIV><DIV> AGU and AMS publish much of the research in climate change. But the joint letter reaches beyond climate change to underscore the importance of the scientific quality control that is part of the peer review process. The letter requests that Congress support the resolution of divergent scientific views in the peer reviewed literature. It also outlines the respective roles of scientists and policy makers in the process of making sound policy.</DIV><DIV> In the past few weeks, congressmen, scientists, and leaders of scientific organizations have sent letters of protest to Barton. The Chair of the House Science Committee, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, sharply chastised Barton for launching a "misguided and illegitimate investigation." The letters can be viewed at: <A href="http://www.house.gov/science/hot/climate%20dispute/index.htm">http://www.house.gov/science/hot/climate%20dispute/index.htm</A><BR></DIV><DIV> Write to Chairman Barton and other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to express your views! To check if your member of Congress is a member of the Energy Committee, visit <A href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/members/members.htm">http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/members/members.htm</A></DIV><DIV> Contact information for all members of the House of Representatives can be found at <A href="http://www.house.gov/writerep/">http://www.house.gov/writerep/</A>.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#291DFF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>*************************************************** </B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#291DFF" face="Helvetica"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings</B></FONT></DIV><DIV><B>Coalition for Earth Science Education 2005 Meeting, September 23 and 24</B></DIV><DIV> Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland</DIV><DIV> Register on line at: <A href="http://www.regonline.com/26329">www.regonline.com/26329</A></DIV><DIV> The 2005 Coalition for Earth Science Education (CESE) meeting will focus on increasing and improving implementation of the Earth System Science (ESS) in K–12 schools by creating a large-scale effort and unified voice to bring about greater and more widespread teaching of ESS. The goal of the meeting will be (1), to establish action items to work toward overcoming barriers to implementation of ESS and (2), to facilitate development of partnerships to work on selected action items. Attendees will collaboratively determine which barriers are most significant, then participants will select breakout groups, and work together to create partnerships for addressing action items. Attendees invited to present their own work in an interactive poster session. Presentations from invited speakers will highlight related initiatives, including status of the Revolution in K–12 Earth and Space Science Education and efforts in Texas and California to keep Earth science in state curricula. A special session will feature information on federal education initiatives—NSF, NASA, NOAA, and USGS.</DIV><DIV> The meeting will be held Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. Please go to <A href="http://www.ceseweb.org">www.ceseweb.org</A> too find out how to register for the meeting, lodging information, and to learn more about CESE. Early registration is important due to security restrictions at GSFC.</DIV><DIV> Register on line at: <A href="http://www.regonline.com/26329">www.regonline.com/26329</A></DIV><DIV style="text-align: auto;"><B></B></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><B>***************************************************</B></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#2125FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Jobs</B></FONT></DIV><DIV><B>Entry-level Environmental Scientist/Policy Analyst - I.M. Systems Group, Inc.</B></DIV><DIV> Introduction and Description: I.M. Systems Group is a leading consulting firm that provides professional management, scientific and information technology services. I.M. Systems Group is seeking to fill a full time Environmental Scientist/Policy Analyst contract position.</DIV><DIV> The position will help support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program in the National Ocean Service (NOS) office in Silver Spring, Maryland. This position primarily involves assisting with policy and program development. Tasks include coordinating meetings, drafting program guidance, developing bi-weekly program reports, responding to public information requests, contributing to education and outreach activities, assisting with management of the NOS coral reef project database, and other projects that may arise. Travel may be required. The approximate salary for the position is in the mid-$30s. I.M. Systems group provides a competitive benefits package including a matching 401(K) retirement program. Learn more about I.M. Systems Group at <A href="http://www.imsg.com">www.imsg.com</A>.</DIV><DIV> Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in environmental science or policy (or a related field), an interest in coral reef conservation, strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to multi-task and be innovative, and a familiarity with standard word processing and spreadsheet programs. Training for database will be provided. Some experience with formal education practices and materials is desirable, but not required.</DIV><DIV> To Apply: Please send or email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references to Michael Loomis at <A href="mailto:Michael.Loomis@noaa.gov">Michael.Loomis@noaa.gov</A> or:</DIV><DIV> Michael Loomis, NOAA National Ocean Service</DIV><DIV> Office of Coast Survey (N/CS2X1) - SSMC3, #7220</DIV><DIV> 1315 East West Highway</DIV><DIV> Silver Spring, MD 20910</DIV><DIV style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">********************</DIV><DIV><B>The Smithsonian Institution is accepting applications and nominations for the position of Sant Chair for Marine Science</B></DIV><DIV> Recent reports by the Pew Oceans Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy have called for an increased understanding of the interaction of the oceans with human life. The Smithsonian Institution, with its vast resources in marine science, is in a unique position to create a new era of ocean literacy. The National Museum of Natural History has a large faculty of scientists concerned with investigating and documenting marine biodiversity and is home to unparalleled collections that comprise over 33 million specimens of marine organisms. The Smithsonian's Marine Science Network with facilities in Maryland, Florida, Belize, and Panama provides outstanding opportunities for field research. The National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Science Initiative ( <A href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/ocean">www.mnh.si.edu/ocean</A>) is directed toward both increasing public knowledge and facilitating and communicating scholarly research. It comprises three major components: A spectacular new Ocean Hall, developed in collaboration with and major funding provided by NOAA, is scheduled to open in 2008, and will educate and inspire the public. A new Ocean Web Portal will provide access for all audiences to digital records of collections, published research, video conferences, and other educational resources. The Sant Chair for Marine Science, made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sant, will provide intellectual leadership for the new Center for Ocean Research. As a critical component of the Ocean Science Initiative, the Center will expand our knowledge of the oceans' physical and biological composition and interactions through scholarly research. The Center's goal is to foster interdisciplinary research and provide a venue to share the knowledge with the research community, conservationists, and policymakers.</DIV><DIV> MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:</DIV><DIV> Articulate and advance the Ocean Science Initiative.</DIV><DIV> Develop and perform highly visible scholarly research in marine science building or using the National Collections.</DIV><DIV> Stimulate multidisciplinary, multi-collaborator research projects with Smithsonian and affiliated-agency scientists as well as outside </DIV><DIV>researchers.</DIV><DIV> Independently seeks funding within and outside the Smithsonian.</DIV><DIV> Serve as professional consultant and expert advisor to government agencies, national and international organizations, academic community, and policymakers.</DIV><DIV> Maintain visibility within the international scientific community through publication of peer-reviewed reports or articles in professional journals as well as active participation in professional organizations.</DIV><DIV> Involvement with the Museum's public programs and exhibitions staff as technical consultant.</DIV><DIV> Train graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows.</DIV><DIV>QUALITIES WE SEEK:</DIV><DIV> Ph.D. with a record of superior achievement in collections-based research in the marine sciences including systematics, ecology, evolutionary biology and paleobiology.</DIV><DIV> Demonstrated ability to initiate and pursue multidisciplinary or collaborative research projects.</DIV><DIV> A record of involvement with scientific or professional organizations concerning marine science, marine conservation, and/or management of ocean resources.</DIV><DIV> Defined interest in increasing public knowledge of marine science and the importance of oceans.</DIV><DIV> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</DIV><DIV> This is a Smithsonian Trust position. Trust employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit program including a lucrative TIAA-CREF retirement program that is fully vested. Salary range is $124,736 - $149,200</DIV><DIV> The position is located in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC and reports to the Museum's Associate Director for Research and Collections.</DIV><DIV> The incumbent will be allowed wide latitude for professional independence and is relied upon for scientific originality, productivity, and judgment.</DIV><DIV> TO APPLY:</DIV><DIV> Send a CV and cover letter, including the names and contact information of 5 references, to:</DIV><DIV> Thomas Lawrence, Smithsonian Institution</DIV><DIV> Executive Resources, PO Box 37012 Victor Bldg</DIV><DIV> Suite 6100, MRC 912</DIV><DIV> Washington, DC 20013-7012</DIV><DIV> FedEx : </DIV><DIV> Thomas Lawrence, Smithsonian Institution</DIV><DIV> 750 9th Street , NW</DIV><DIV> Suite 6100</DIV><DIV> Washington, DC 20013-7012</DIV><DIV> Questions? 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