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Clouds and rainbow from a
recent road trip to New Mexico (Photo by Carlye Calvin.)
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Researchers find that plan
to artificially cool Earth could damage ozone
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As
society grapples with how to address climate change,
some scientists have turned their attention toward
a bold, direct route for cooling Earth: geoengineering.
Geoengineering is
a broad term for rearranging Earth’s environment
on a large scale to suit human needs and enhance
habitability. For climate, this includes futuristic-sounding
schemes to launch mirrors into orbit to shield
the planet from the Sun, as well as more down-to-Earth
plans such as reforesting the globe on a massive
scale to absorb carbon dioxide. Some scientists
and policymakers believe that such plans could
function as an insurance policy for society if
efforts to reduce fossil fuel consumption are not
sufficient to slow climate change. More>
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Spring
Fling '08
Staff converged at
Center Green on May 2 for the annual
Spring Fling celebration, which featured a return
to the classic lip-sync competition of years past. More >
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Talks
and treats for National Library Week
It’s never easy
to eat your words—unless they literally taste
good. The NCAR Library celebrated National Library
Week in mid-April with book presentations, readings,
and an edible book festival. More >
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People,
planet, and productivity: Sustainable UCAR
UCAR/NCAR’s new sustainability coordinator, Kimberly Kosmenko,
started work
in March as part of SaSS. She holds a master’s
degree in environmental
science and policy from CU-Boulder and has experience in land
conservation and environmental nonprofit work. More > |
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Multimedia
Services helps staff collaborate across time
and space
Conferencing technologies provide
alternatives to travel. More > |
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“The
Stories Clouds Tell” gets a facelift
“However you choose to watch the sky, you’ll
encounter fascinating stories being told by the
clouds overhead,” writes Peggy LeMone (ESSL/MMM)
in the newly updated version of “The Stories
Clouds Tell,” her guide to cloud study originally
published in 1993. More > |
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Warren
M. Washington Digital Collection
In one of the first efforts of its
kind, the NCAR Library has launched the preliminary
version of the Warren M. Washington Digital Collection,
an online resource chronicling the career of Warren
Washington (ESSL/CGD). More > |
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Delphi
questions
Reclassifications, hiring freeze. More > |
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Peter Thornton (ESSL/CGD), left, and Craig
Hartsough (ESSL/ACD) perform Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s
on First?” during Spring Fling. Held
on May 2, the annual all-staff party sponsored
by the Employee Activities Committee featured
lip syncs, food, music, and other fun.
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