<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><B>DIALOG and DISCCRS News</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">05/19/2006</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">************************************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">RESOURCES</FONT></B></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Census Of Marine Life Sabbatical Funding Opportunity - Joint Ocean Biogeographic Information System (Obis)-Ocean.Us Project</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Presentations from Sharing Knowledge meeting in Darwin, Australia</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">SCIENCE NEWS</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Why global warming is to blame for Britain's hay fever epidemic</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article364611.ece"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article364611.ece</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Americans and Climate Change: Problem Summary</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/5/12/164351/213"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/5/12/164351/213</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Scientists find new zooplankton</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1631423.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1631423.htm</FONT></SPAN></A> (see below)</DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences" webpages are now live at:</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>US$60 million to research African climate change</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2845&language=1"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=2845&language=1</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <B>Water shortages in Northeast Linked to Human Activity</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story05-12-06.php"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story05-12-06.php</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Global Warming Has Devastating Effect on Coral Reefs</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/warming-coral.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/warming-coral.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Linking Climate Change Across Time Scales</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060518175714.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060518175714.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Meltdown Fear as Arctic Ice Cover Falls to Record Winter Low</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Group: Global Warming Threatens Millions</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Fabled Equatorial African Icecaps to Disappear</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>UN-Sponsored Efforts To Combat Climate Change Move To Next Level</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Coral reef reveals history of fickle weather in the central Pacific</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B>FORUM</B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>A new ad campaign is being launched by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (</B><A href="http://www.cei.org"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><B>www.cei.org</B></FONT></SPAN></A><B>) in the USA to "counter global warming alarmism".</B><SPAN style=""> The ad can be viewed here:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Quicktime: <A href="http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/avwebdsquick2235/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Energy-high.mov/play.qtl"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/avwebdsquick2235/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Energy-high.mov/play.qtl</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WindowsMedia: <A href="http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/ny60win16080/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Energy-high.wmv/play.asx"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/lnk/ny60win16080/eresources/cei/Global_Warming_Energy-high.wmv/play.asx</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Paper in 12 May 2006 issue of Science – Vol. 312 p.829: Senate Panel Chair Ask Why NSF Funds Social Sciences</B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B></B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Proposed Amendment to curtail Behavioral (and probably Biological) NSF Science Grants</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below) </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"> </FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS, OPPORTUNITIES</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>China-U.S. climate change forum: U.C. Berkeley May 23 & 24, free & open to the public</B><B><O:P style="font-weight: bold; "></O:P></B><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://chinausclimate.org/en/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; ; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://chinausclimate.org/en/</FONT></SPAN></A> (see below)<B></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>International Foundation for Science - research grant opportunities for scientists resident in developing countries (Closing Date: 30 June 2006)</B><B><O:P style="font-weight: bold; "></O:P></B><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.ifs.se/index.asp"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; ; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.ifs.se/index.asp</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><B>American Society for Environmental History - Annual Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers</B></DIV><B></B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>U.S. and Japan Partner to Promote Climate Change Actions and Co-benefits-</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry Workshop</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><B><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial">JOBS</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>IIASA: Postdoctoral Program 2006</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/pdoc/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/pdoc/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Postdoc - Regional Paleoclimate Analysis. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln.</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: auto;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Assistant Professor - tenure-track position in the Department of Geography at the University of Utah</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Senior Research Associate (3 year contract); QUEST Earth System Modelling Project</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Director, NOAA Climate Assessments and Services Division (CASD)</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Two positions at ESRC Center for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics</B><B><O:P style=""></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> (see below) <O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Resources</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Census Of Marine Life Sabbatical Funding Opportunity - Joint Ocean Biogeographic Information System (Obis)-Ocean.Us Project</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Census of Marine Life and Ocean.US are jointly offering a short-term (e.g., one semester) sabbatical or part-time fellowship opportunity to work on a Joint Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)-Ocean.US Project. One goal of the joint project is to understand better the human resource needs and organizational arrangements in Ocean.US to have a system that provides outstanding services on data about living marine resources. A second goal is to lead by example, i.e., to develop, implement, and document software required for the integration of the OBIS global systematic, ecological, and environmental data with IOOS data. For more information about this unique opportunity and application procedure, please see the full position description at <A href="http://coml.us/?anchor=coml_us_funding_opportunities"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://coml.us/?anchor=coml_us_funding_opportunities</FONT></SPAN></A>.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Presentations from Sharing Knowledge meeting in Darwin, Australia</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We’re pleased to announce that the Sharing Knowledge website is now live at: <A href="http://www.dar.csiro.au/sharingknowledge/index.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.dar.csiro.au/sharingknowledge/index.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On the site you can find the presentations from the most recent workshop in Darwin, downloadable regional climate projections for Northern Australia, the initial environmental /climate experiences of Traditional Owners and resources and links for further information on related work.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We plan to extend the international comparative section in the next few weeks as well as include scoping papers on climate change and health, and on specific vulnerabilities as well as adaptation options.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please let me know if you have any comments on the web site, or would like any information or links to be added.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr Donna Green
Climate Change Impacts & Risk<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pye Laboratory, Black Mountain<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>GPO Box 1666<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Canberra ACT 2601 </DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Science News</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>Scientists find new zooplankton</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1631423.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1631423.htm</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This gelatinous zooplankton Athorybia was among the many species scientists found deep in the ocean (Image: L Madin)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientists have found 10 to 20 new species of tiny creatures in the depths of the Atlantic, says an international report.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The survey, of tropical waters between the eastern US and the mid-Atlantic ridge, used special nets to catch thousands of species of fragile zooplankton.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>New finds included six types of ostracods, a shrimp-like creature, and other species of zooplankton such as swimming snails and worms.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Zooplankton are mostly millimeters long but range up to jellyfish trailing long tails.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They live at lightless depths of 1 to 5 kilometres and are swept by ocean currents.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"This was a voyage of exploration ... the deepest parts of the oceans are hardly ever sampled," says Dr Peter Wiebe, the cruise's scientific leader and senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"We found perhaps 10-20 new species of zooplankton," he says of the voyage by 28 scientists from 14 nations, including Australia, in April.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The scientists also found new fish.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Among 120 types of fish caught, the scientists found what may be a new type of black dragonfish, with fang-like teeth, growing up to about 40 centimetres, and a 20-centimetre-long great swallower, with wide jaws and a light-producing organ to attract prey.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most life, including commercial fish stocks, is in the top 1 kilometre of water, but the scientists say the survey shows a surprising abundance even in the depths.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The survey will provide a benchmark to judge future changes to the oceans, the scientists say.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"By 2010, the research ... will provide a baseline against which future generations can measure changes to the zooplankton and their provinces, caused by pollution, over-fishing, climate change, and other shifting environmental conditions," says Professor Ann Bucklin, lead scientist for the zooplankton census project at the University of Connecticut.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The expedition was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The findings are also part of a wider Census of Marine Life trying to map the oceans.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">******************** <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Meltdown Fear as Arctic Ice Cover Falls to Record Winter Low</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the Guardian (UK)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Record amounts of the Arctic ocean failed to freeze during the recent winter, new figures show, spelling disaster for wildlife and strengthening concerns that the region is locked into a destructive cycle of irreversible climate change.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Satellite measurements show the area covered by Arctic winter sea ice reached an all-time low in March, down some 300,000 square kilometres on last year -an area bigger than the UK.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scientists say the decline highlights an alarming new trend, with recovery of the ice in winter no longer sufficient to compensate for increased melting in the summer. If the cycle continues, the Arctic ocean could lose all of its ice much earlier than expected, possibly by 2030. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1774815,00.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1774815,00.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/em7m5"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/em7m5</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Group: Global Warming Threatens Millions</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from Associated Press<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>LONDON -- Millions of people around the world face death and devastation due to floods, famine, drought and violence caused by global warming, according to a report by a charity group.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A report to be released Monday by Christian Aid said 162 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone could die of disease directly attributable to global warming by the end of the century.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It urged the British government to lead the world's richer countries in taking urgent action to curb global warming.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.newsday.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-britain-climate-change,0,10800.story"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.newsday.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-britain-climate-change,0,10800.story</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://tinyurl.com/f3r3m"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://tinyurl.com/f3r3m</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Fabled Equatorial African Icecaps to Disappear</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AGU Release No. 06-16<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>WASHINGTON - Fabled equatorial icecaps will disappear within two decades, because of global warming, a study British and Ugandan scientists has found. In a paper to be published 17 May in Geophysical Research Letters, they report results from the first survey in a decade of glaciers in the Rwenzori Mountains of East Africa. An increase in air temperature over the last four decades has contributed to a substantial reduction in glacial cover, they say.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Rwenzori Mountains--also known as the Mountains of the Moon--straddle the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Uganda. They are home to one of four remaining tropical ice fields outside of the Andes and are renowned for their spectacular and rare flora and fauna. The mountains' legendary status was set during the second century, when the Greek geographer Ptolemy made a seemingly preposterous but ultimately accurate statement about snow-capped mountains at the equator in Africa: "The Mountains of the Moon whose snows feed the lakes, sources of the Nile."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The glaciers were first surveyed a century ago when glacial cover over the entire range was estimated to be 6.5 square kilometers [2.5 square miles]. Recent field surveys and satellite mapping of glaciers conducted by researchers from University College London, Uganda's Makerere University, and the Ugandan Water Resources Management Department show that some glaciers are receding tens of metres [yards] each year and that the area covered by glaciers halved between 1987 and 2003. With less than one square kilometer [half a square mile] of glacier ice remaining, the researchers expect these glaciers to disappear within the next 20 years.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Richard Taylor of the University College London Department of Geography, who led the study, says: "Recession of these tropical glaciers sends an unambiguous message of a changing climate in this region of the tropics. Considerable scientific debate exists, however, as to whether changes in temperature or precipitation are responsible for the shrinking of glaciers in the East African Highlands that also include Kilimanjaro [in Tanzania] and Mount Kenya." Taylor and his colleagues found that in the Rwenzori Mountains since the 1960s, there are clear trends toward increased air temperature without significant changes in precipitation.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A key focus of the research is the impact of climate change on water resources in Africa. Glacial recession in Rwenzori Mountains is not expected to affect alpine river flow, the scientists say, due to the small size of the remaining glaciers. It remains unclear, however, how the projected loss of the glaciers will affect tourism and local traditional belief systems that are based upon the snow and ice, known locally as "Nzururu."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Considering the continent's negligible contribution to global greenhouse-gas emissions, it is a terrible irony that Africa, according to current predictions, will be most affected by climate change," added Taylor. "Furthermore, the rise in air temperature is consistent with other regional studies that show how dramatic increases in malaria in the East African Highlands may arise, in part, from warmer temperatures, as mosquitoes are able to colonize previously inhospitable highland areas."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The research was funded by The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Society.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>UN-Sponsored Efforts To Combat Climate Change Move To Next Level</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Read the press release on our website:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>English: <A href="http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-english.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-english.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>French: <A href="http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-french.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-french.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Russian: <A href="http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-russian3.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-russian3.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Spanish: <A href="http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-spanish2.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20060516_un-sponsored_effort_to_combat_cc-spanish2.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Bonn, 16 May 2006) The first stage of new talks on future action under the UN-sponsored climate change process concluded today in Bonn, Germany.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Delegates from 165 countries discussed how to further strengthen international cooperation to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases and to respond to climate change impacts.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"There is now a strong consensus on the need to reduce emissions to protect the global climate. Much emphasis has been put on the promotion of economic incentives to promote action to reduce emissions - for both industrialized and developing countries", said Richard Kinley, acting head of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The wide-ranging presentations of possible approaches included incentives for developing countries to mitigate climate change, ensuring cooperation on research and development and the transfer of cleaner technologies. Delegates also expressed strong support for the role of the carbon market and the need to find new ways to involve the private sector in climate protection.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rona Ambrose, President of the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties and Canadian Minister for the Environment, said that there was strong consensus among governments on the fact that humanity had a serious problem.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"In Canada’s Arctic region, the changes noted by the Inuit community - such as melting permafrost, changes in sea ice and the arrival of new migratory animal species - has raised the need to address adaptation measures", she said.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The round of discussions in the form of a “Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention” was facilitated by Howard Bamsey of Australia and Sandea de Wet of the South Africa.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The dialogue workshop was the first of a series of four meetings involving all 189 contracting Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The series will conclude at the end of 2007. The next such meeting will be held in November 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another important round of talks involving the 163 Parties to the Kyoto Protocol begins 17 May in Bonn and ends 25 May.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The focus of this "Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol" will be on further measures to be taken by industrialized countries for the period after 2012, when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ends.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Coral reef reveals history of fickle weather in the central Pacific</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Close examination of coral reef reveals that when the rest of the world was experiencing warm weather, the Pacific was cold. And during a period of cold weather elsewhere in the world, the Pacific was warm and stormy.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more than five decades, archaeologists, geographers, and other researchers studying the Pacific Islands have used a model of late Holocene climate change based largely on other regions of the world. However, in a new study from the June issue of Current Anthropology, Melinda Allen (University of Auckland, New Zealand) uses evidence from the long-lived Pacific corals to suggest that the climate in the Pacific diverged from the rest of the world during two major climate periods: the "Little Ice Age" and the "Medieval Warm Period."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"These findings have relevance for both ancient and modern Pacific peoples," explains Allen. "Climate change, accelerated sea rise, and deterioration of coral reefs, along with their associated social and environmental costs, are among the most pressing concerns of Pacific Island nations today."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new climate models presented in this paper suggest that while the rest of the world was experiencing certain weather patterns, the Pacific island region and the people who lived there were experiencing something else entirely. During the "Medieval Warm Period" ca. A.D. 900-1200, conditions in the tropical Pacific were cool and possibly dry. Similarly, during the "Little Ice Age" ca. A.D. 1550-1900, the central Pacific was comparatively warm and wet, with stormy conditions more common.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As Allen writes: "The ancient coral studies, in tandem with archaeology, offer an opportunity for investigating the impact of climate change on Pacific environment and Pacific peoples' responses to these changes – conditions which their successors are again facing in the 21st century."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Melinda Allen. "New ideas about late Holocene climate variability in the central Pacific." Current Anthropology 47:3.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P style=""></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Forum</B></FONT></DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Paper in 12 May 2006 issue of Science – Vol. 312 p.829: Senate Panel Chair Ask Why NSF Funds Social Sciences</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submitted by C.S. Weiler<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dear all, the link between science and society has always been a close one, and with the growing impact of humans on the environment it us as important as ever, if not more so. I urge you to read the article in the 12 May 2006 issue of science.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B></B></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Proposed Amendment to curtail Behavioral (and probably Biological) NSF Science Grants</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sen Kay B Hutchison (R-TX) was scheduled to propose an amendment on May 18 that will alter the future of the NSF by directing it to curtail Behavioral (and probably Biological) Science grants from now on.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The American Institute of Biological Sciences posted an Action Alert in response: <A href="http://www.aibs.org/announcements/060517_action_alert_please_tell.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.aibs.org/announcements/060517_action_alert_please_tell.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A recent article also appeared in Inside Higher Ed on the topic: <A href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/05/03/nsf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/05/03/nsf</FONT></SPAN></A></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Summer Programs, Courses, Internships, Meetings, Opportunities</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <B>American Society for Environmental History - Annual Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Living on the Edge: Human Desires and Environmental Realities<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Baton Rouge, LA, 28 February-3 March, 2007<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Deadline For Submission:</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>1 July 2006</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The program committee for the American Society for Environmental History invites panel, paper, and poster proposals for its March 2007 meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Proposals may address any area of environmental history, but in keeping with the conference’s theme, the committee specifically solicits submissions examining perceptions of risk and social responses to environmental disasters and the idea of living on the edge: edges of danger, edges of continents, edges of poverty, and the space between history and other disciplines.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After the enormous destruction along the Gulf Coast resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, it seems all the more essential to consider the deep complexities of dealing with environmental hazards, and the varying roles of science, government, politics, and community.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The committee supports approaches ranging from the transnational to the personal, from policy to politics, and we encourage proposals by anthropologists, ecologists, economists, geographers, and sociologists. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Panels that integrate disparate geographic areas or disciplinary approaches will be particularly favored.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By seeking interdisciplinary conversations about environmental disasters and their implications, we hope to cast new light on this subject.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, the committee strongly recommends proposals for complete panels.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Individual papers are welcome, but they are more difficult to accommodate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To maximize the number of papers yet maintain opportunities for creative exchanges among panelists and the audience, the committee also requests that panel proposals be limited either to three papers and a discussant or four papers and no comment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants are limited to presenting only one formal paper, but they may also engage in roundtable, chairing, or commenting duties.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To submit a proposal, go to <A href="http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/tools/surveys/1725/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/tools/surveys/1725/</FONT></SPAN></A>, and type or paste in the standard information.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Should you have questions, please contact any member of the program committee:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>David Louter, Chair, National Park Service (<A href="mailto:David_Louter@nps.gov"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">David_Louter@nps.gov</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Betsy Mendelsohn, University of Maryland (<A href="mailto:bmendel@umd.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">bmendel@umd.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Craig Colten, Louisiana State University (<A href="mailto:ccolten@lsu.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ccolten@lsu.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Laura Watt, EDAW Inc. (<A href="mailto:lawatt@california.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">lawatt@california.com</FONT></SPAN></A>)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mission statement: The American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), founded in 1977, seeks to promote scholarship and teaching in environmental history, to support the professional needs of its members, and to connect its undertakings with larger communities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ASEH aspires to advance a greater understanding of the history of human interaction with the rest of the natural world, to foster dialogue between humanistic scholarship, environmental science, and other disciplines, and to support global environmental history efforts that benefit the public as well as the general scholarly community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It promotes these activities through publication of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental History, annual conferences, scholarly awards, on-line discussions, conversation with other professional societies, and public outreach.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Brinda Sarathy, Doctoral Candidate<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Environmental Science, Policy, & Management<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>University of California, Berkeley<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:bsarathy@nature.berkeley.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">bsarathy@nature.berkeley.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>China-U.S. climate change forum - </B><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><B>U.C. Berkeley May 23 & 24, free & open to the public</B></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | 17 May 2006<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>BERKELEY – Top climate scientists from China and the United States will gather May 23-24 with policymakers, Nobel laureates, think tanks officials, business representatives, members of the media and others at the University of California, Berkeley, to explore how the world's two biggest producers of greenhouse gas emissions can address global warming and minimize its impacts on the planet.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"If the globe has any hope of coming to grips with climate change, the U.S. and China both have to get involved in this issue in a big way - and so far they haven't," said Orville Schell, who is dean of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, a China scholar and an organizer of the conference.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Thomas Gold, a UC Berkeley sociologist and head of the Berkeley-China Initiative that is helping to organize the conference, said next week's two-day China-U.S. Climate Change Program will be the initiative's first in a series of events on climate change and environmental issues involving China, the United States, and other regions of the world.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Topics of discussion at the forum will include various perspectives on climate change, reports about the latest scientific research and technological innovation, coal, economic development, and social, policy and media-related dimensions of climate change.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"This is a place where two giants with enormous influence on the planet get to talk to each other, scientist to scientist," said John Harte, a UC Berkeley professor in the Energy and Resources Group who will present an overview of the consequences of climate change. "We (scientists) don't distrust each other, so we can have really good exchanges and share our concerns and share our constructive ideas for solving climate problems."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Steve Chu, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory director and a Nobel Prize-winner in physics, will discuss historic climate data, including evidence that shows climate over the last five years is the warmest in the last 150 years. He calls carbon-based energy use and increasing demand for energy "one of the most important societal problems that science and technology can help solve," and he has committed the Berkeley Lab to finding carbon-neutral forms of energy that can sustain the world in an environmentally acceptable manner.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As the major oil users in the world and with growing economies that promise more of the same, the United States and China have a special responsibility to address this issue in forums such as the one at UC Berkeley, said Chu. "If we don't solve this," he said, "the life style of the world will change dramatically."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Schell said that traveling in China last fall, it became very evident that climate change has already become a huge problem.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Elevating the concern, he said, are recent reports by Chinese scientists who calculate that 7 percent of the Tibetan Plateau's ice cap is disappearing each year, jeopardizing the glacial headwaters for six of Asia's major rivers, including China's Yangzi and India's Ganges.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Meanwhile, in the United States, President Bush has told reporters that it is uncertain whether climate change is manmade or natural.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants in the forum will include leading scientists from institutions such as Harvard University, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Stanford University and Tsinghua University. Participating business officials will include representatives from the China National Petroleum Corp., Global Business Network, Royal Dutch Shell and other firms.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Among participating think tanks will be the Woods Hole Research Institute, Shanghai Institute of International Studies and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In addition, members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Chinese Meteorological Administration will be on hand, as will members of major media outlets in the United States and China.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"That's the complete chain in the line of solutions to the climate change problem," said Schell, "Our intent is to make this a group of people whom we hope will knit together a sort of fabric for ongoing relationships and exchanges."<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Berkeley-China Initiative, a group of UC Berkeley faculty members and graduate students with interests and expertise relating to China, is working to forge closer ties between China and UC Berkeley and also is raising funds for scholarships to enable Chinese students to pursue studies at UC Berkeley.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Open Society Institute, a private organization founded by financier George Soros to promote democratic governance, human rights and social reform, provided the seed money to bring the two sides together for next week's conference.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The forum is free, open to the public, and at Wheeler Hall Auditorium.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More detailed information about the forum and participants is online at: <A href="http://chinausclimate.org/en/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://chinausclimate.org/en/</FONT></SPAN></A>.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>U.S. and Japan Partner to Promote Climate Change Actions and Co-benefits-</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On March 22 and 23, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOEJ), the Japan-based Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and U.S. EPA (EPA) held a workshop on Climate Change Actions and Co-Benefits. Participants agreed to strengthen international cooperation on actions that improve air quality and promote clean energy, energy security, and economic opportunities at home and abroad. EPA and its Japanese partners explored options for collaborating on projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally and encourage sustainable development.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>MOEJ presented, in addition to other programs and policy initiatives, Japan’s new Climate Change Program which includes improved energy efficiency and an awareness campaign titled “Cool Biz”. IGES highlighted Japan’s Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme which provides an economic incentive to corporations to reduce emissions while building a base of knowledge and experience with trading scenarios. EPA showcased its experience in several voluntary and capacity building programs that reap environmental benefits, including the Landfill Methane Outreach Program and the Integrated Environmental Strategies Program. <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The U.S.-Japan partnership supports the recently launched Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate that promotes projects and programs to protect the environment, improve public health, and enhance economic growth worldwide.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All presentations from the March workshop, as well as a summary of the workshop, are available on the internet at <A href="http://www.epa.gov/ies/Workshop"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.epa.gov/ies/Workshop</FONT></SPAN></A>.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry Workshop</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The summer OCB workshop (July 10-13th) is fast approaching, and we have posted a web site for electronic registration <A href="http://www.whoi.edu/sites/ocb2006workshop"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.whoi.edu/sites/ocb2006workshop</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The workshop will run all day Monday-Wednesday and half day on Thursday (to allow people to return home Thursday afternoon if they want). The meeting plenary talks will be organized around several major themes:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-marine ecosystem-biogeochemical dynamics of the euphotic zone and mesopelagic<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-the ocean carbon cycle and climate<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-air-sea CO2 fluxes (measurement, variability, impact on the atmosphere)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, there will be one (or more) poster sessions and some either plenary discussions/breakout groups to discuss future research opportunities on:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-ocean acidification (building on St. Petersburg report that will be released shortly)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>-work in the Southern Ocean leveraging proposed Gas-Ex3 experiment and proposed CLIVAR work<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">***************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><B>Jobs</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Helvetica"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">To subscribe to the list, send an empty email to:</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">planktonnet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Or, visit </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> and click on 'Join this group'</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Postdoc - Regional Paleoclimate Analysis. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln.</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will have expertise in paleo time-series reconstruction and analyses, especially from the marine environment. Work on recreating sea surface temperatures and other climatic indicators from corals would be especially desirable. The candidate will work with the PI, who is a climate modeler, on analyzing regional climate variability from the mid-Holocene to the present, using a variety of model output and reconstructed datasets. The position is for one year, with a second year of funding available if performance is satisfactory during the first year. Subsequent years would depend on receipt of additional research funding and could include joint proposals with the PI.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of Nebraska is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action and equal opportunity. We assure reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act; contact Dr. Robert Oglesby at 402-472-1507 for assistance.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Review of applications will begin <B>June 5, 2006</B><SPAN style=""> and will continue until the position is filled or the search closed.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To be considered for this position go to <A href="http://employment.unl.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://employment.unl.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>, requisition 060346, complete the Faculty/Administrative application and attach required documents.</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Assistant Professor - tenure-track position in the Department of Geography at the University of Utah</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Department of Geography at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level starting July 2007.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We seek a Physical Geographer interested in environmental change and specializing in: (1) Biogeography with a research emphasis in one or more of the following: past environments, climate change, dendrochronology or landscape analysis and modeling, or (2) Climatology with a research emphasis in paleoclimatology or climate change.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The applicant's research skills should complement current departmental strengths in paleoecology, wildfire, fire modeling, Quaternary geomorphology, glaciology, and remote sensing of vegetation and the cryosphere.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ability to teach Cartography is desirable, as is field experience, remote sensing, GIS, or spatial statistical skills.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submit a letter of application including research and teaching interests, vitae, teaching evaluations (if available) and the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of exactly three referees by <B>29 September 2006</B><SPAN style="">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Applications received after the deadline may be considered until the position is filled.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from women and minorities and provides reasonable accommodations for the known disabilities of applicants and employees.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Apply: Harvey J. Miller, Chair, University of Utah / Department of Geography / 260 S Central Campus Dr Room 270 / Salt Lake City UT 84112-9155.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More information:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.geog.utah.edu/~hmiller/documents/2006-physical_geographer.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.geog.utah.edu/~hmiller/documents/2006-physical_geographer.pdf</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.geog.utah.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.geog.utah.edu</FONT></SPAN></A>/</DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Senior Research Associate (3 year contract); QUEST Earth System Modelling Project</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><B> </B></SPAN><B>Deadline for application: June 2 2006</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to help understand the feedbacks between marine ecosystems and climate, and identify potentially dangerous climate paths. The Research Associate will be based in the 5** School of Environmental Sciences and will work with Dr Corinne Le Quéré and Professor Andy Watson as part of a team coupling an existing ocean biogeochemistry model that is more closely based on ecological principles to an appropriate version of the Hadley's Earth System Model, and analysing the results in terms of feedback direction, feedback intensity, and potential extreme situations. The use of observations to constrain model behaviour is highly encouraged in this project.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You must have a PhD and post doctoral experience in modelling of ocean biogeochemistry, ocean physics, climate, or related and transferable experience. The work will be done in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary scientists from the Dynamic Green Ocean Project (<A href="http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/green_ocean"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/green_ocean</FONT></SPAN></A>). It is expected that you will take some leadership in the project and attend international conferences and co-ordination meetings.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The full job description and application form can be found on <A href="http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/green_ocean/jobs.shtml"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/green_ocean/jobs.shtml</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P style=""></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Director, NOAA Climate Assessments and Services Division (CASD)</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Supervisory Physical Scientist, GS-1301- 15 or Supervisory Social Scientist, GS-101-15, Salary range: $107,521-$139,774. The Climate Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking an energetic individual with considerable experience in outcome-oriented, applied environmental research to lead a new division known as Climate Assessments and Services. The incumbent is responsible for managing a division that leads the effort to connect climate assessments, research and services to broader public interest goals associated with adapting to climate variability and change. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated themselves to be an innovator and initiator, will have experience working across public and private sector organizations, will have worked in the field of applied climate and environmental research or in a setting which required on-going interaction with the environmental research community, and will have a vision for the implementation of federal investments linking new climate-related interdisciplinary research with national needs for building adaptive capacity for climate variability and change. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential as is the ability to work in a team of senior program manager in support of agency goals and mission requirements. Ph.D. or equivalent experience required. Detailed job information and applicant instructions will be found at <A href="file://localhost/scripts/doc.exe"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/doc.exe</FONT></SPAN></A> under vacancy numbers OAR-HQ-2006-0092, 93, 94 and 96. Open to all U.S. Citizens. Posting dates : May 12 to June 26. The U.S. Department of Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Josh Foster<O:P></O:P>, Program Coordinator<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Transition of Research Applications to Climate Services (TRACS) Program<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(formerly NOAA Climate Transition Program (NCTP))<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate Assessments and Services Division (CASD)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Climate Program Office (CPO)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1215<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>P) 301-427-2370; Main: 301-427-2089 x 2370; F) 301-427-2073<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>H) 202-237-5643; M) 202-277-5643<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:josh.foster@noaa.gov"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">josh.foster@noaa.gov</FONT></SPAN></A>; <A href="mailto:joshua.foster.for.93@aya.yale.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">joshua.foster.for.93@aya.yale.edu</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.climate.noaa.gov/"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.climate.noaa.gov</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">********************<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><B>Two positions at ESRC Center for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics</B><B><O:P></O:P></B></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The ESRC Center for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics is advertising two new postitions, a 3-year research officership and a 1-year postdoctoral fellowship. More details:<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CARR/vacancies.htm"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CARR/vacancies.htm</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/education/research/vacancy-1139423-1.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/education/research/vacancy-1139423-1.html</FONT></SPAN></A><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF">**************************************************</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">This newsletter has been developed by C. Susan Weiler to distribute information of potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic science or climate-change research, and to build an international sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research, professional and social issues. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring societies. Dr. Weiler reserves the right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> Please submit announcements of interest to recent PhDs to </SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:phd@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">phd@whitman.edu</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">. Send a short message in the body of an e-mail message, and link to any appropriate websites. Do not send attachments.</SPAN></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> Moving? Send address changes to </SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:dialog@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">dialog@whitman.edu</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> or </SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:disccrs@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">disccrs@whitman.edu</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">**********</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D. </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Office for Earth System Studies Tel: 509-527-5948 </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Walla Walla, WA 99362</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="mailto:weiler@whitman.edu"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">weiler@whitman.edu</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> Programs for Recent PhDs </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="http://aslo.org/phd.html"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">http://aslo.org/phd.html</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"> DIALOG poster </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><A href="http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf"><SPAN style="text-decoration: none; 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