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DOE Climate Change Science Program Issues Report on Climate Models

7/31/2008 The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) has released a report that describes computer models of the Earth’s climate and their ability to simulate current climate change.

New U.S. ARC Commissioners' Expertise Broadens Agency's Reach

7/25/2008 President Bush announced the appointment of three new members to the US Arctic Research Commission and the reappointment of Ms. Michele Longo Eder and Dr. Charles Vörösmarty to second four-year terms.

NASA's THEMIS Satellites Discover What Triggers Eruptions of the Northern Lights

7/24/2008 Researchers have discovered that an explosion of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon powers substorms, sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights.

Scientists Break Record by Finding Northernmost Hydrothermal Vent Field

7/24/2008 Well inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found black smoker vents farther north than anyone has ever seen before. The cluster of five vents--one towering nearly four stories in height--are venting water as hot as 570 F.

Desert Research Institute Scientists to Study Antarctic Microbes During Winter

7/23/2008 Alison Murray is going where few scientists have gone during the winter, to Antarctica to find clues about how microbes survive and even thrive during the coldest time of the year.

USGS: Arctic Estimated to Contain 90 Billion Barrels of Oil and 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas

7/23/2008 The area north of the Arctic Circle has an estimated 90 billion barrels of undiscovered, oil, 1,670 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable natural gas, and 44 billion barrels of natural gas liquids in 25 geologically defined areas, USGS says.

Tesimony by Arden L. Bement, Jr., director of the National Science Foundation, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

7/23/2008 Remarks on the science agency's perspective on the nation's needs for icebreaking capability.

House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation's Hearing on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking

7/17/2008 The hearing focused on defining domestic and polar icebreaking missions; determining what resources are needed to accomplish the missions; and determining how to best provide those resources. Video of the hearing is posted.

Rep. Steve LaTourette's Statement from Hearing on the Coast Guard’s Icebreaking Mission

7/16/2008 The opening statement of U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH), Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member, from July 16, 2008 hearing on the Coast Guard’s icebreaking program.

Testimony by Mead Treadwell before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: "Is America Prepared For An Accessible Arctic?"

7/16/2008 The remarks of the chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission as given in July of 2008.
                                      
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