Archived press releases
2007 press releases
- 07-25: AGU 2007 Fall Meeting: Media Advisory 4 [3 December 2007]
- 07-24: AGU 2007 Fall Meeting: Media Advisory 3 [26 November 2007]
- 07-23: AGU 2007 Fall Meeting: Media Advisory 2 [2 November 2007]
- 07-22: Deadline approaches for Sullivan and Perlman journalism awards [11 October 2007]
- 07-21: Greenhouse gases likely drove near-record U.S. warmth in 2006 [28 August 2007]
- 07-20: AGU 2007 Fall Meeting: Media Advisory 1 [20 August 2007]
- 07-19: Sunspot abundance linked to heavy rains in East Africa [6 August 2007]
- 07-18: European heat waves double in length since 1880 [3 August 2007]
- 07-17: Media Advisory: AGU Offers Direct Electronic Access to Selected Papers [30 July 2007]
- 07-16: Media Advisory: AGU Seeks Nominations for Sullivan and Perlman Journalism Awards [13 July 2007]
- 07-15: Warm rock keeps North America from drowning [25 June 2007]
- 07-14: Research tower to be installed tomorrow in D.C. could aid tracking of contaminant plumes [19 June 2007]
- 07-13: Dangerous summer heat to increase as Mediterranean region warms [14 June 2007]
- 07-12: Media Advisory 4: 2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico: Press Conference Schedule [18 May 2007]
- 07-11: Arctic ice retreating more quickly than computer models project [30 April 2007]
- 07-10: Chinese traffic restrictions yield quick air cleansing [30 April 2007]
- 07-09: Altered Atlantic winds may hamper hurricanes [18 April 2007]
- 07-08: Media Advisory 3: 2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico: Abstracts and Sessions Now Online [11 April 2007]
- 07-07: Sun-warmed air pollution flows east from Asia [14 March 2007]
- 07-06: Media Advisory 2: 2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico: Hotel booking opens [23 February 2007]
- 07-05: Kenneth Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling, and Betsy Mason Win AGU Journalism Awards [21 February 2007]
- 07-04: Media Advisory 1: 2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco, Mexico: News media registration opens [8 February 2007]
- 07-03: Dig deeply to seek life on Mars [29 January 2007]
- 07-02: Scientists analyze corn to map North American carbon dioxide [22 January 2007]
- 07-01: Media Advisory: AGU Services for the Media [4 January 2007]
2006 press releases
- 06-43: AGU names Weiss as Public Information Manager [20 December 2006]
- 06-42: Powerful earthquakes can be detected within two seconds, helping to mitigate their effects in distant cities [4 December 2006]
- 06-41: Media Advisory 5: AGU 2006 Fall Meeting: Final Press Conference List, MBARI Field Trip Update [30 November 2006]
- 06-40: Seven-year stabilization of methane may slow global warming [20 November 2006]
- 06-39: Media Advisory 4: AGU 2006 Fall Meeting: Preliminary press conference list, Field trip itinerary [13 November 2006]
- 06-38: Deadline approaches for Sullivan and Perlman journalism awards [25 October 2006]
- 06-37: Media Advisory 3, 2006 Fall Meeting: Abstracts and sessions now online; Gore to speak; MBARI field trip update [24 October 2006]
- 06-36: Shrinking ponds signal warmer, dryer Alaska; 50 years of images show dramatic change [16 October 2006]
- 06-35: Link discovered between Saharan dust storms and Atlantic hurricane activity [10 October 2006]
- 06-34: Strong winds in upper stratosphere trigger increase in ozone-destroying gases [28 September 2006]
- 06-33: Fires in Alaska and Canada caused sharp increase in Houston’s ozone level [21 September 2006]
- 06-32: Arctic Sea ice diminished rapidly in 2004 and 2005 [13 September 2006]
- 06-31: Media Advisory 2: AGU 2006 Fall Meeting: news media field trip [29 August 2006]
- 06-30: Burning northern wetlands release increased quantities of sequestered mercury [21 August 2006]
- 06-29: Establishing a connection between global warming and hurricane intensity [15 August 2006]
- 06-28: Media Advisory 1: 2006 Fall Meeting – news media registration opens; book hotels now; U.S. visa information for international reporters [2 August 2006]
- 06-27: AGU seeks nominations for Sullivan and Perlman journalism awards [13 July 2006]
- 06-26: Alpine glaciers could all but disappear within this century [10 July 2006]
- 06-25: New AGU officers assume duties [3 July 2006]
- 06-23: Faster tsunami warnings possible with help of new GPS software [28 June 2006]
- 06-22: Tracking Earth’s wobbles down to the size of a cell phone [26 June 2006]
- 06-21: Global warming beyond natural cycles fueled 2005 hurricanes, new study concludes [22 June 2006]
- 06-20: Hurricanes and the U.S. Gulf Coast: science and sustainable rebuilding [19 June 2006]
- 06-19: Beaver dams create healthy downstream ecosystems [5 June 2006]
- 06-18: Antarctic ice record warns of greater warming than today’s climate models predict [22 May 2006]
- 06-17: Greenhouse gas/temperature feedback mechanism may raise warming beyond previous estimates [22 May 2006]
- 06-16: Fabled equatorial African icecaps to disappear [15 May 2006]
- 06-15: Media advisory 4: final press conference schedule [10 May 2006]
- 06-14: Media advisory 3: press conferences planned [10 May 2006]
- 06-13: Sri Lanka water supply still suffers effects of 2004 tsunami [8 May 2006]
- 06-12: Tracking ocean slicks using improved satellite seasurements [11 April 2006]
- 06-11: Media advisory 2: abstracts and sessions now online; field trip to National Aquarium planned [6 April 2006]
- 06-10: Better estimates for future extreme precipitation in Europe [28 March 2006]
- 06-09: Tom Siegfried wins AGU’s Cowen Award for sustained achievement in science journalism [23 March 2006]
- 06-08: Amazon rainforest greens up in the dry season [21 March 2006]
- 06-07: Media advisory 1: 2006 Joint Assembly – news media registration open; hotel rooms at special rates [15 March 2006]
- 06-06: Rare volcanic plumes create uncommonly dangerous ash flows [15 March 2006]
- 06-05: The critical importance of mangroves to ocean life [27 February 2006]
- 06-04: Dan Vergano, Michelle Nijhuis, Times-Picayune win AGU journalism awards [13 February 2006]
- 06-03: Media advisory 4: 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting press conference schedule; dial in for press conferences [7 February 2006]
- 06-02: Media advisory: Capitol Hill briefings on AGU ocean research statement [3 February 2006]
- 06-01: Media advisory 3: 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting press conferences planned [23 January 2006]
2005 press releases
- Media Advisory 2: 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting Abstracts and Sessions Now Online [27 December 2005]
- Media Advisory 1: 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting News Media Registration is Open; Book Hotel Rooms Now [1 December 2005]
- Media Advisory 5: 2005 Fall Meeting Final Press Conference List; Earthquake Centennial Field Trip Itinerary; News Media Registration Form; Who’s Coming [22 November 2005]
- Media Advisory 4: 2005 Fall Meeting Preliminary Press Conference List; Earthquake Centennial Field Trip Update; News Media Registration Form [9 November 2005]
- Water Vapor Feedback is Rapidly Warming Europe [8 November 2005]
- Creating a Better Transmission System for Deep-Space Applications [24 October 2005]
- Media Advisory 3: 2005 Fall Meeting Abstracts and Sessions Now Online; Earthquake Centennial Field Trip Update; News Media Registration Form [19 October 2005]
- Mountain Winds May Create Atmospheric Hotspots [18 October 2005]
- Media Advisory: Background on the 1900 Galveston Hurricane [22 September 2005]
- Media Advisory 2: 2005 Fall Meeting: Book Your Hotel Rooms Now; Earthquake Centennial Field Trip Update; News Media Registration Form [15 September 2005]
- Vegetation Growth May Quickly Raise Arctic Temperatures [6 September 2005]
- Media Advisory Sullivan and Perlman Awards Deadline Approaches [26 August 2005]
- Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-Free in Summer Within 100 Years, Scientists Say [23 August 2005]
- Illegal Destruction of Coral Reefs Worsened Impact of Tsunami [15 August 2005]
- President Confuses Science and Belief, Puts Schoolchildren at Risk [2 August 2005]
- Most New Graduates in Earth and Space Sciences Find Satisfying Work in their Field [1 August 2005]
- Cassini Reveals Saturn's Eerie-Sounding Radio Emissions [25 July 2005]
- Discovering an Ecosystem Beneath a Collapsed Antarctic Ice Shelf [18 July 2005]
- Media Advisory 1: 2005 Fall Meeting U.S. Visa Regulations for International Reporters; Earthquake Centennial Field Trip Planned; News Media Registration Form [7 July 2005]
- Space Shuttle Columbia's Last Flight Formed Clouds Over Antarctica [6 July 2005]
- Warmer Air May Cause Increased Antarctic Sea Ice Cover [29 June 2005]
- Growth Secrets of Alaska's Mysterious Field of Lakes [27 June 2005]
- Creationist Film at the Smithsonian: Scientists Must Speak Up for Science [13 June 2005]
- Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead to A Cooler Earth; Bacteria Help to Extend the Cooling Lifetime of Eruptions [10 June 2005]
- Press Release: NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk [7 June 2005]
- Media Advisory: Press Conference on Future of Earth and Space Science Research at NASA [2 June 2005]
- Los Angeles "Big Squeeze" Continues, Straining Earthquake Faults [19 May 2005]
- Media Advisory 6: 2005 Joint Assembly: Local Meeting Abstracts; New Orleans-Themed Presentations at Joint Assembly [16 May 2005]
- Global Wind Map May Provide Better Locations For Wind Farms [16 May 2005]
- Media Advisory 5: 2005 Joint Assembly: Final Press Conference Schedule; News Media Registration Form [09 May 2005]
- Media Advisory 4: 2005 Joint Assembly: Flood Control Field Trip; Press Conference Update; News Media Registration Form [21 April 2005]
- Five Giant Impact Basins Reveal the Ancient Equator of Mars [18 April 2005]
- Media Advisory 3: 2005 Joint Assembly: All Abstracts and Sessions Now Online; Press Conferences Planned; News Media Registration Form [23 March 2005]
- High Risk of Major Tsunami in Northern Caribbean; Over 35 Million Could be Affected [16 March 2005]
- Media Advisory 2: 2005 Joint Assembly: Reduced Rate Accommodations Available; Press Room Information; Press Field Trip Planned; News Media Registration [4 March 2005]
- Tim Appenzeller and Jeffrey Kluger Win AGU Journalism Awards [2 March 2005]
- Huge 2004 Stratospheric Ozone Loss Tied to Solar Storms, Arctic Winds [1 March 2005]
- Seismic Network Could Improve Disaster Response [7 February 2005]
- Using global warming to create conditions for life on Mars [3 February 2005]
- Media Advisory 1: 2005 Joint Assembly, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 23-27 May 2005 [20 January 2005]
- Arctic Rivers Discharge More Freshwater Into Ocean, Reflecting Changes to Hydrologic Cycle Caused by Warming [19 January 2005]
- Columbia crew catches a mysterious TIGER in the Indian Ocean [17 January 2005]
2004 press releases
- Media Advisory 5: AGU 2004 Fall Meeting - Complete Press Conference Schedule; Updates on Other Events; Press Registration Form [3 December 2004]
- Media Advisory 4: 2004 Fall Meeting - Press Conference Update; Field Trip Update; Other Events for Reporters and PIOs; Press Registration Form [16 November 2004]
- Media Advisory 3: 2004 Fall Meeting - Abstracts and Sessions now Online; Press Registration Form [21 October 2004]
- Media Advisory 2: 2004 Fall Meeting - Book Hotels and Flights Now; Winemaking Field Trip to Napa Valley; Preliminary Press Conference Overview; Press Registration Form [14 October 2004]
- Antarctic Glaciers Surge When Ice Shelves Collapse [21 September 2004]
- Detecting the "Glow" of Plankton in Black Water via Satellite, a New Technique for Early Spotting of Red Tides [31 August 2004]
- Media Advisory 1: 2004 Fall Meeting - U.S. Visa Regulations for International Reporters; Viticultural Field Trip Planned; Press Registration Form [27 August 2004]
- Media Advisory 4: 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting - Final Press Conference Schedule [5 August 2004]
- Ocean Scientists Assess Impact of Seismic Pulses in Effort to Protect Whales [26 July 2004]
- Media Advisory 3: 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting [22 July 2004]
- Antarctica's Lake Vostok Has Two Distinct Parts, With Possibly Differing Ecosystems [6 July 2004]
- Media Advisory 2: 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting [25 June 2004]
- Link Discovered Between Earth's Ocean Currents and Jupiter's Bands [21 June 2004]
- Media Advisory 1: 2004 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting [15 June 2004]
- U.S.A.'s Built-up Surfaces Equal Ohio in Area [14 June 2004]
- Recent Research on Abrupt Climate Change [28 May 2004]
- Nominations Sought for AGU Journalism Awards [10 May 2004]
- Media Advisory 5: 2004 Joint Assembly [30 April 2004]
- Nighttime Chemistry Affects Ozone Formation [12 April 2004]
- Media Advisory 4: 2004 Joint Assembly [9 April 2004]
- Media Advisory 3: 2004 Joint Assembly [29 March 2004]
- Paula Apsell, Madeleine Nash, and Kevin Krajick Win AGU Journalism Awards [19 March 2004]
- Scientists Find New Carbon Pollution Called "Tar Balls" [19 March 2004]
- Biggest Ever Solar Flare Was Even Bigger Than Thought [15 March 2004]
- Media Advisory 2: 2004 Joint Assembly [10 March 2004]
- Climate Change Could Release Large Amounts of Carbon Locked in Arctic Soils into the Ocean, Researchers Say [2 March 2004]
- New Technique Dates Saharan Groundwater as Million Years Old [1 March 2004]
- Thawing subarctic permafrost increases greenhouse gas emissions [24 February 2004]
- Timothy Killeen Elected President-Elect of AGU [17 February 2004]
- Media Advisory 1: 2004 Joint Assembly Meeting [5 February 2004]
- Scientists Find Ozone-Destroying Molecule [3 February 2004]
- Increasing greenhouse gases lead to dramatic thinning of the upper atmosphere [2 February 2004]
- Cosmic Rays Are Not the Cause of Climate Change, Scientists Say [21 January 2004]
- Media Advisory 3: 2004 OCEAN SCIENCES MEETING [15 January 2004]
- Geoscience Job Market a Little Tighter, Recent Graduates Say [8 January 2004]
- Media Advisory 2 2004 OCEAN SCIENCES MEETING [7 January 2004]
- Ozone Standards Pose Health Risks, Scientists Report [5 January 2004]
2003 press releases
- AGU Adopts New Statement on Human Impacts on Climate [16 December 2003]
- Media Advisory AGU to Announce New Statement on Climate Change at Press Conference on December 16 [15 December 2003]
- Media Advisory 1 2004 OCEAN SCIENCES MEETING [3 December 2003]
- Media Advisory 4 2003 Fall Meeting [26 November 2003]
- Old Japanese Documents Confirm Warnings of Future North American Earthquakes [20 November 2003]
- After the Forest Fire: Evergreen Needles Prevent Soil Erosion [17 November 2003]
- Media Advisory 3 2003 AGU Fall Meeting [7 November 2003]
- New Study Seeks to Identify and Minimize Danger to Aviation From Cosmic Radiation [22 October 2003]
- Media Advisory 2 2003 AGU Fall Meeting [13 October 2003]
- Largest Arctic Ice Shelf Breaks Up, Draining Freshwater Lake [22 September 2003]
- Contaminated Water From Abandoned Mines Threatens Colorado Ski Areas [17 September 2003]
- Media Advisory 1 2003 AGU Fall Meeting [20 August 2003]
- Atmospheric bromine, which attacks ozone layer, is decreasing [13 August 2003]
- Destruction of ozone layer is slowing after worldwide ban on CFC release [29 July 2003]
- Media Advisory - Plan Ahead for Upcoming AGU Meetings [23 July 2003]
- Satellites See Lightning Strikes in Some Ozone's Origins [14 July 2003]
- Leading Climate Scientists Reaffirm View that Late 20th Century Warming Was Unusual and Resulted From Human Activity [7 July 2003]
- Media Advisory - AGU Journal Abstracts Now Openly Available [12 June 2003]
- Atmospheric Mercury Has Declined -- But Why? [11 June 2003]
- Study Finds Space Shuttle Exhaust Creates Night-shining Clouds [3 June 2003]
- Charles Petit, Patric Senson, and Jim Handman Win AGU Journalism Awards [2 June 2003]
- Coastal Cities Turn up the Heat on Rainfall [27 May 2003]
- Five Spacecraft Join to Solve an Auroral Puzzle [20 May 2003]
- New Climate Model Predicts Greater 21st Century Warming [19 May 2003]
- Chinese Dust Atop French Alps [15 May 2003]
- Should Memphis Build for California Style Earthquakes? [12 May 2003]
- El Niño's Soggy Secret [01 May 2003]
- Black Water Turns the Tide on Florida Coral [17 April 2003]
- Media Advisory 3 - EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly [25 March 2003]
- Media Advisory 2 - EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly [28 February 2003]
- AGU to Launch New Space Weather Journal [5 February 2003]
- Hawaiian Volcanoes Volume Wins Scholarly Publishing Award [4 February 2003]
- Ocean Surface Salinity Influences El Niño Forecasts [29 January 2003]
- Job Market Remains Strong for Geoscience Graduates [29 January 2003]
- Media Advisory 1 - EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly [10 January 2003]
2002 press releases
- Media Advisory 4 - 2002 FALL MEETING [25 November 2002]
- Media Advisory 3 - 2002 FALL MEETING [13 November 2002]
- Some Cosmic Rays Originate Within Solar System, Researchers Find [30 October 2002]
- Great Progress Made by Seismologists in Identifying Violations of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [23 October 2002].
- Despite Lower Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Diesel Cars May Promote More Global Warming than Gasoline Cars [21 October 2002]
- Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California [14 October 2002]
- Control of Methane Emissions Would Reduce Both Global Warming and Air Pollution, Researchers Find [9 October 2002]
- AGU to Launch New Journal on Earth Surface Research [23 September 2002]
- 50 Years of Climate Change -- and Possible Futures [19 September 2002]
- Media Advisory 1 - 2002 Fall Meeting Information for Media Representatives and Press Registration Form [21 August 2002]
- Volcanic Hazard at Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Potentially Greater than Previously Thought, Researchers Say [31 July 2002]
- Cosmic Rays Linked to Global Warming [30 July 2002]
- Forecasting Stinging Jellyfish in Chesapeake Bay [16 July 2002]
- Media Advisory - Plan Ahead for Upcoming AGU Meetings [10 July 2002]
- Media Advisory - 2002 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting in Wellington, New Zealand [19 June 2002]
- Media Advisory - Nominations Sought for 2003 Sullivan and Perlman Awards [12 June 2002]
- Richmond High School Students to Present Research at Major Science Meeting [21 May 02]
- Media Advisory 4 - 2002 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. [17 May 02]
- Human Activity Raises Level of Sulfur Gas That Affects Ozone Layer, Researchers Say [16 May 02]
- Scientists Debate Wisdom of Plan to Save Venice From Flooding [08 May 02]
- AGU Supports 15% Increase in National Science Foundation Funding in FY2003 [06 May 02]
- Media Advisory 3 2002 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. [01 May 02]
- Protecting Drinking Water From Disease Transmission by Means of Zeolite Filters [25 April 02]
- Sea Level Rise Threatens Marshes in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays [11 April 02]
- OHSU Student Wins Congressional Science Fellowship [10 April 02]
- Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. [08 April 02]
- Richard Monastersky and Diane Tennant Win AGU Journalism Awards [20 March 02]
- 2002 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. [14 March 02]
- Martian Surface Features Were Eroded by Liquid Carbon Dioxide, not Running Water, Researchers Say [12 March 02]
- Solar Radio Bursts Can Disrupt Wireless Cell Communications Several Times per Year [06 March 02]
- Cataclysm That Resurfaced the Earth and Inner Solar System 3.9 Billion Years Ago Was Caused by Asteroids, Not Comets, Researchers Say [28 February 02]
- Global Warming Lengthens the Day [11 February 02]
- John Orcutt Elected President-Elect of AGU [08 February 02]
- Media Advisory 2 - 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting Press Conferences Scheduled; How to Participate in Person or by Phone [28 January 02]
- Scientists Describe Century of Human Impact on Global Surface Temperature [23 January 02]
- Media Advisory 1 - 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting Information for Media Representatives and Press Registration Form [08 January 02]
- AGU Endorses Science Education Standards [04 January 02]
2001 press releases
- AGU Begins "Web First" Journal Publishing in 2002 [12/21/01]
- Southern Ocean Iron May Have Come from the Depths, Not the Atmosphere, Researchers Conclude [12/19/01]
- Media Advisory 5 - 2001 Fall Meeting Revised Press Conference Schedule; [12/03/01]
- Media Advisory 4 - 2001 Fall Meeting Complete Press Conference Schedule [11/30/01]
- Did Life Originate on Earth, Mars, or Elsewhere? Public Invited to Lecture by Caltech Scientist [11/28/01]
- Media Advisory 3 - 2001 Fall Meeting Press Registration Information and Form [11/16/01]
- Damage to Buildings Near World Trade Center Towers Caused by Falling Debris and Air Pressure Wave, Not Ground Shaking, Seismologists Report [11/15/01]
- Faster Employment, Greater Satisfaction for Recent Ph.D.s in Earth and Space Sciences [11/15/01]
- Media Advisory 2 - 2001 Fall Meeting Press Registration Information and Form [10/16/01]
- Space Weather Moves From Observation Toward Prediction [09/10/01]
- Earth Is Becoming a Greener Greenhouse [09/04/01]
- Media Advisory 1 - 2001 Fall Meeting Information for Media Representatives and Press Registration Form [08/22/01]
- Subsurface Differences Across Fault Lines May Cause Unequal Ground Movement During Earthquakes [06/29/01]
- Norwegian Sea Proposed as Storage Site for Carbon Dioxide [06/18/01]
- Satellites Measure Bulging Earth to Map Water Resources [06/14/01]
- Media Advisory - Nominations sought for 2002 Sullivan and Perlman Awards: Several rule changes announced [06/11/01]
- Media Advisory 4 - 2001 Spring Meeting Press Conferences (Full Schedule) and Other Events [05/21/01]
- "Knowledge Partnerships" to improve economies and stabilize societies in the Americas [05/11/01]
- Media Advisory 3 - 2001 Spring Meeting Press Conferences (Preliminary List) [05/07/01]
- Media Advisory Watch the Sun Rise Over China (No Visa Necessary) [04/19/01]
- Media Advisory 2: Spring Meeting Abstracts Now Online, Press Registration Form [04/18/01]
- Scientists Watch Dark Side of the Moon to Monitor Earth's Climate [04/17/01]
- Air Pollution Control Efforts Will Add to Global Warming if Carbon Monoxide is not Curbed Along With Nitrogen Oxides [04/16/01]
- Researchers Achieve Best Global Picture Ever of Climate-modifying Aerial Particles [04/13/01]
- Glennda Chui and Richard Stone Win AGU Journalism Awards [04/11/01]
- Media Advisory 1: Spring Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, May 29 - June 2, 2001 [03/20/01]
- Temperature of Earth's Highest Polar Clouds Measured for the First Time [03/19/01]
- Predicting El Niño with the help of a wind trigger [02/05/01]
- Job outlook brightens for earth science graduates [01/30/01]
- Forensic seismology provides clues to Kursk disaster [01/22/01]
- Congressional panel to hold public roundtable on El Salvador earthquake and U.S. natural hazards challenges [01/18/01]
- Expanding Career Options for Young Scientists [01/17/01]
- Martian ice streams, not floods, may have shaped channels [01/16/01]
- AGU Names Journalism Award for Robert Cowen [01/02/01]
2000 press releases
- Media Advisory 3: FALL MEETING--update - Moscone Convention Center - Updated Press Conferences,Press Registration, and Other Information [12/08/00]
- Media Advisory 3: FALL MEETING - Moscone Convention Center - Updated Press Conferences,Press Registration, and Other Information [11/30/00]
- Media Advisory: Highlights service for G3 electronic journal [11/08/00]
- Media Advisory 2: FALL MEETING - Moscone Convention Center - Abstracts, Press Conferences, Press Registration [10/19/00]
- Nominations sought for 2001 Sullivan and Perlman Awards [09/21/00]
- Worsening urban air pollution won't increase global temperature over next 100 years [09/21/00]
- Satellite imagery pinpoints El Niño's disruption of marine ecosystem [09/06/00]
- Media Advisory 1: FALL MEETING - Moscone Convention Center - Information for Media Representatives [08/24/00]
- Media Advisory: Journal Tables of Contents Available by E-mail [08/15/00]
- A mystery of Earth's wobble solved: it's the ocean [07/17/00]
- Media Advisory: International Ocean Science Day Forum (July 17) and Oceans for the New Millennium Conference (July 18) [07/06/00]
- Mars may hold twice as much water as previously thought [06/27/00]
- Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus to hold first forum [06/16/00]
- Media Advisory: Congressional Briefing on Sustainable Growth in Great Lakes States [06/12/00]
- AGU Adds Biogeosciences Section [06/08/00]
- AGU President-Elect to Speak at White House Millennium Lecture [06/06/00]
- Media Advisory 5: Science Policy Issues Take Center Stage at AGU's 2000 Spring Meeting Washington, D.C., Convention Center May 30 -- June 4 [05/23/00]
- Media Advisory 4: 2000 Spring Meeting Washington, D.C., Convention Center May 30 - June 3 Press Conferences and Other Events (Final) [05/19/00]
- Increasing Carbon Dioxide Threatens Coral Reefs [05/16/00]
- Media Advisory 3: 2000 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.; May 30 - June 3 [05/03/00]
- Alexandra Witze and Richard Hill win AGU journalism awards [04/27/00]
- Media Advisory 2: 2000 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.; May 30 - June 3 [04/25/00]
- Improving space weather forecasting by detecting active regions on the far side of the Sun [04/17/00]
- IU scientist urges increased Congressional support for earth and space sciences [04/10/00]
- UNLV scientist urges Congress to increase funding of earth and space sciences [04/10/00]
- UW scientist call for increased Congressional support of earth and space sciences [04/10/00]
- Some Coronal Mass Ejections are Caused by Shock Waves From Solar Flares in Other Regions of the Sun [04/04/00]
- Media Advisory 1: 2000 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.: May 30 -- June 3 [3/06/00]
- Record breaking temperatures seen as evidence of faster rate of global warming [2/22/00]
- Media Advisory: 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting [1/11/00]
1999 press releases
- Media Advisory 3 Fall Meeting [12/6/99]
- Media Advisory 2 Fall Meeting [11/19/99]
- Arctic sea ice shows “striking” decline since 1960s [11/15/99]
- AGU Names New Journalism Award for David Perlman [11/1/99]
- Nearly One-Third of AGU Members are From Outside the United States [10/19/99]
- Media Advisory 1: FALL MEETING [10/14/99]
- Spacecraft provides first direct evidence: Smoke in the atmosphere inhibits rainfall [10/5/99]
- Scientists look for signs of pollution in the superhighway in the sky [10/5/99]
- Scientists to discuss role of water vapor in Earth’s climate system [10/4/99]
- Media Advisory: AGU and SSA to announce position statement on monitoring compliance with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty [10/5/99]
- Brentwood High School to monitor new satellite [9/23/99]
- Media Advisory: Climate change and greenhouse gases: the scientific literature reviewed [9/21/99]
- Atmospheric carbon monoxide levels decreasing in mid-Atlantic region [9/7/99]
- AGU urges scientists to become active in local school boards in wake of Kansas decision on evolution [8/12/99]
- Media Advisory: The science behind the Lunar Prospector controlled crash [7/30/99]
- Media Advisory: Planning for 1999 Fall Meeting and 2000 Ocean Sciences Meeting [7/28/99]
- African dust called a major factor affecting southeast U.S. air quality [7/12/1999]
- Sahara’s abrupt desertification started by changes in Earth’s orbit, accelerated by atmospheric and vegetation feedbacks [7/7/1999]
- Jet contrails to be significant climate factor by 2050 [6/21/1999]
- Arabian Sea Monsoons is Topic of Public Lecture at Boston Science Meeting [5/25/1999]
- Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting: Updated Press Conference Schedule [5/21/1999]
- Yes, it is warmer [5/11/1999]
- Whole Sun Month at Solar Minimum: Results of a Worldwide Study [5/10/1999]
- Media Advisory 1999 Spring Meeting Information for Media Representatives [5/3/1999]
- Pathfinder's legacy: Opening the doors to Mars' past and present [4/22/1999]
- David Sington wins Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism [4/15/1999]
- Media Advisory: Special briefing for science writers on Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause [4/8/1999]
- Radio signals help scientists trace lightning-associated "sprites" [3/30/1999]
- Jeanne Sauber to present AGU Lecture at NSTA Convention in Boston [3/18/1999]
- Media Advisory - Mark your calendar for Spring Meeting Boston, June 1-4 [3/15/1999]
- Structure on Sun used to help predict largest solar explosions: Observations show that "S" marks the spot [3/9/1999]
- 1998 was warmest year of millennium, climate researchers report [3/3/1999]
- AGU book on Earth’s magnetotail wins award for outstanding professional and scholarly title in physics and astronomy [2/9/1999]
- St. Louis high school student wins NASA/AGU contest to name satellite [2/8/1999]
- AGU adopts position on climate change and greenhouse gases [1/28/1999]
- Press Conference on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases [1/18/1999]
- Extended Arctic ozone depletion in 1997 related to prolonged polar vortex [1/11/1999]
1998 press releases
- Media Advisory 5 FALL MEETING The Shoemaker Lecture: Issues surrounding the Chicxulub impact [12/1/1998]
- Prospecting for Helium-3 on the Moon [12/1/1998]
- Media Advisory 4 FALL MEETING Updated Press Conference Schedule [11/30/1998]
- 1999 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism [11/19/1998]
- Rapid rock changes deep under fault lines can trigger repeated quakes [11/12/1998]
- Media Advisory 3 FALL MEETING Preliminary Press Conference Schedule [11/9/1998]
- Scientists urge President Clinton to take lead in expanding R&D investment [11/6/1998]
- Media Advisory 2 FALL MEETING Themes and Special Lectures [10/27/1998]
- Long lava flows may have taken years, causing global cooling and extinctions [10/26/1998]
- Media Advisory 1 FALL MEETING Information for Media Representatives [10/21/1998]
- STaRS Fellowship program targets secondary school science [10/19/1998]
- "Snowball comets" are just camera noise, Berkeley researchers say after analyzing dark pixels in Iowa data [9/9/1998]
- Scientists to report on vast antarctic ice sheet, seek clues to its future [9/2/1998]
- New studies highlight interactions at Antarctica's continental margin [9/1/1998]
- New technologies expand physical knowledge of Antarctic sea ice [9/1/1998]
- The biology of Antarctic sea ice explored in new volume [9/1/1998]
- Investigating the Moon's atmosphere [8/17/1998]
- Over-the-Horizon Radar: From the Cold War to the Drug War [7/27/1998]
- "The Core-Mantle Boundary Region" presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the Earth's deep interior [7/6/1998]
- Explaining sporadic layers of sodium in the upper atmosphere [7/6/1998]
- Bob Ryan to keynote forum on natural hazards [6/25/1998]
- Taipei to host Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting [6/22/1998]
- Congress to learn about near-Earth space objects: could "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon" come true? [6/4/1998]
- New data on ozone depletion analyzed in GRL papers [5/22/98]
- Kevin Krajick to receive Sullivan Award for science writing [5/20/98]
- Panel members for press events at Spring Meeting [5/20/98]
- Incorporating human dimensions in Earth System models (A Special Session at Spring Meeting on May 26;) [5/20/98]
- Press Events at Spring Meeting [5/15/98]
- Two weeks left to name the first Earth Observing Satellite [5/12/98]
- 3,500 earth and space scientists to report latest findings at Boston meeting [5/6/98]
- Special Programs at the Spring Meeting [4/20/98]
- Named Lectures at Spring Meeting [4/13/98]
- Media Advisory SPRING MEETING Boston, Massachusetts May 26-29, 1998 [4/7/98]
- Name a satellite and watch its launch - A contest for 8th to 12th grade students [3/31/98]
- Mapping the boundary of the Solar System through extreme-ultraviolet radiation [3/31/98]
- Athelstan Spilhaus dies at 86 [3/30/98]
- USC marine science students receive VIP treatment at American Geophysical Union headquarters [03/11/98]
- Harvey Leifert named AGU Public Information Manager [02/24/98]
- John S. Dickey, Jr., named Head of AGU Education and Research staff [02/24/98]
- AGU members elect new officers [02/04/98]
1997 press releases
- Fall Meeting Media Advisory [11/06/97]
- Causes of 1995 Record Hurricane Season Now Understood [05/16/97]
- Laser Reveals Cause of Jet Engine Loss; Results Could Help Predictions of Turbulence Affecting Aircraft [03/26/97]
- Solar Wind Heavy Ions Driving Force in Comet Hyakutake's X-ray Emissions [01/17/97]
1996 press releases
- Accurate Measurement of Scavenging Chemical in Atmosphere Aids in Prediction of Pollutant Removal Rates [08/23/96]
- Research Supports Atmospheric Cooling Due to Pollution [07/10/96]
- Research Describes Origin of Devastating Tsunami [06/12/96]
- Earthquake Prediction Method Topic of Special Issue of Geophysical Research Letters [05/23/96]
- Climate of Venus May be Unstable [04/07/96]