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New Climate Change Reports Provide Insights [1]

At least eight climate change reports have been or will be released, or are open for public comment, from the National Academies' National Research Council and the US Climate Change Science Program.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
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International Climate Change Meeting Opens Oct.29 [7]

The next major round of international negotiations on climate change is scheduled for Oct. 29 - Nov. 9, 2001, in Marrakech, Morocco.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
International [8]
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Public [6]
- Read more about International Climate Change Meeting Opens Oct.29 [7]
Scientists Call for Safer Coal Waste Impoundments [9]

After the disastrous collapse of a Kentucky coal waste impoundment in October 2000, Congress asked the National Research Council to recommend ways to help reduce the potential for future calamities at about 700 U.S. facilities.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Scientists Call for Safer Coal Waste Impoundments [9]
Terrorism Down on the Farm [12]

Amid the torrent of terrorism news, one angle that's been overlooked is agroterrorism -- using biological agents as weapons against crops or livestock.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture [13]
Food [14]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Terrorism Down on the Farm [12]
Terror and the Electric Grid [15]

The Sept. 11 attacks should remind reporters of the vulnerability of the electric power supply system not just to terrorism, but to other natural and man-made disasters that could bring serious outages.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [11]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Terror and the Electric Grid [15]
TOOLBOX: Database on US Fish Disease [17]

As of Sept. 21, reporters and citizens have access to substantial US Fish and Wildlife Service data on fish diseases in US waters.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: Database on US Fish Disease [17]
TOOLBOX: NOAA Launches New Flood Forecast [19]

Reporters in some flood-prone communities now have a new forecast tool to help their audience anticipate floods.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [20]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about TOOLBOX: NOAA Launches New Flood Forecast [19]
Climate Data Center Redefines What's "Normal" [21]

Is normal weather still what it used to be in your region?
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [3]
Region:
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Climate Data Center Redefines What's "Normal" [21]
Airport Closure: An Environmental Experiment [22]

The closure of U.S. airports following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, provides a rare opportunity to gauge the contributions of airports and related activities to a city's air pollution.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [23]
Pollution [24]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]
- Read more about Airport Closure: An Environmental Experiment [22]
El Nio Watch Begins [25]

El Nios occur when unusually warm water invades South and Central American coastal waters toward the end of the year.
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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans [20]
Region:
International [8]
Visibility:
Public [6]
- Read more about El Nio Watch Begins [25]

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