ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> "North America Soaking Up Carbon from Atmosphere," Associated Press (Oct. 16). Pieter Tans (NOAA) and colleagues published a paper in Science (Oct. 16) arguing that North America is acting as a massive carbon sink. David Schimel (NCAR) disagrees with the research and voices concern that the results may be misinterpreted.
"Thin Ice," Boston Globe (Sept. 28) by David Chandler. Robert Bindschadler (NASA GSFC) and Charles Bentley (U. Wisconsin) discuss West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability and possible sea-level rise as a result of melting at an American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference. Richard Alley (Penn State) discusses rapid climate changes seen in ice-core records. Bentley and Alley were also featured in National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" (Sept. 17) broadcast on the Chapman Conference by Richard Harris.
"NASA Learns That Faster and Cheaper Isn't Always So," New York Times (Sept. 14) by Warren E. Leary. This article discusses NASA's shift to less-expensive programs and the unsuccessful Lewis and Clark missions. Ghassem Asrar (NASA) comments on lessons learned from the two failed missions.
"NASA Charts Earth Observation Strategy," Nature (Sept. 10). A news article by Tony Reichhardt covers a recent meeting where researchers discussed the next generation of EOS spacecraft and their proposed payloads. Mark Abbott (Oregon State) comments on progress made by the group toward focusing on science questions.
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