WEATHER/CLIMATE NEWS:
News items of general interest will be posted here. If you find
something you would like to post here, please let me know.
4/18/00 PBS Frontline program on global climate change aired 4/18/00. Check this site for dicussion of climate change issues by a number of experts.
4/7/00 Severe ozone loss observed in Arctic stratosphere. Click here to view an image of the polar stratospheric clouds that trigger catalytic ozone losses in the stratosphere.
3/29/00 Killer tornadoes in Fort Worth, TX
3/20/00 SPRING EQUINOX (aka Vernal Equniox): Today is
the first official day of spring, when the length of day and night is
(approximately) equal - hence the name equinox. On this date,
the sun is directly overhead at the equator. The days will continue to
get longer, and the nights shorter, until the summer solstice on June 21.
More information about the equinox can be found at
http://www.treasure-troves.com/astro/VernalEquinox.html
2/14/00
LA NIŅA's PERSISTENCE MAY BE PART OF LARGER CLIMATE PATTERN. You may
have read the stories in the Wildcat recently dealing with assessments
of climate in the Southwest. This is the JPL press release describing
the actual research results that are being quoted in the Wildcat.
2/6/00 Speculation on how to deal with carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases
- Scientific American: Science and the Citizen: BURYING THE PROBLEM: January 1998
- Scientific American Presents: Feature Article: Bringing Life to Mars: March 1999
1/27/00 Update on eastern U.S. blizzard
1/19/00
A magnificent total lunar eclipse occurs for North America on the night of Thursday January 20.