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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > October
> October 31, 2003:
Hour One: Arctic Ice / Climate Change
Scientists met this week in Seattle to talk ice -- and its role
in the larger Arctic ecosystem. New research suggests that the Arctic
ice has thinned dramatically, but what does that mean? In this hour
of Science Friday, Ira and guests take a look at the Arctic environment
and how it is changing, on land, sea, and in the air. Is there a link
to global warming? And what holes remain in our understanding of how
the different parts of the Arctic ecosystem interact?
We'll also talk about efforts at the state and local level to take
political action regarding climate change. While legislators began
debate this week in Washington on a bill that would put limits on
greenhouse gas emissions, some states are already taking action on
their own.
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern),
and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
James H. Morison
Principal Oceanographer, Polar
Science Center
Director, SEARCH Project
Office
Applied
Physics Lab
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seymour Laxon
Senior Lecturer in the Department
of Space and Climate Physics
University College London
London, UK
Mark Serreze
Research Scientist
Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences
National Snow & Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
KC Golden
Policy Director
Climate Solutions
Olympia, Washington
Books/Articles Discussed:
- "High interannual variability of sea ice thickness
in the Arctic region," by Seymour Laxon et al. Nature,
Vol 425, p 947, 30 October 2003.
- (find
more SciFri books here)
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Related Links:
NSF/OPP:
Arctic Science Section
NOAA
Arctic Science Laboratory
AAAS
Arctic Division
ARCUS
| Arctic Research Consortium of the US
Welcome
to SEARCH's homepage
Arctic
ice thinning presents problems
Longer
Arctic summers blamed as habitat of the polar bear ...
Scientists,
others trying to make sense of Arctic changes
Study
says Arctic having more warm days
CBS
News | Quixotic Climate Vote In Senate | October 30, 2003
S.
139: Bill Summary & Status
NY
Times: The Warming Is Global but the Legislating, in the U.S., Is
All Local
This segment produced by Charles Bergquist
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