House Science Committee Hearing NOAA's FY2002 Budget:
Predicting Weather and Climate
May 9, 2001

On Wednesday, May 9, 2001, the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Witnesses discussed NOAA's overall budget and programs with emphasis on issues relating to weather and climate prediction.

For background information see:
www.house.gov/science/ets/may09/ets_charter_050901.htm

Witness list:
www.house.gov/science/ets/may09/ets_witness_050901.htm

Webcast:
www.house.gov/science/ets/may09/ets050901.ram

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Arid Lands Newsletter

The Arid Lands Newsletter is a twice-yearly publication of the Office of Arid Lands Studies at the University of Arizona; each issue focuses on a different theme. The theme of ALN No. 49 is "Linkages between climate change and desertification." Articles include topics such as “Smoke and desert dust stifle rainfall, contribute to drought and desertification,” by Daniel Rosenfeld.

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Holistic Disaster Recovery:
Ideas for Building Local Sustainability after a Natural Disaster

The Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado, announces a new training course entitled "Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability after a Natural Disaster," to be held in Boulder, Colorado, August 27-30, 2001.

The course is intended for local, state, federal, and private sector decision makers, planners, emergency managers, building officials, economic development directors, environmental specialists, and others who may be involved in recovery by a disaster-stricken community. It is designed to help them prepare and implement holistic recovery that results in a more sustainable community. By juxtaposing the components of sustainability (economic vitality, livability, environmental quality, disaster resilience, social equity, and participatory decision making) with likely postdisaster problems (damaged infrastructure, inadequate housing, ecosystem degradation, business disruption, etc.), participants will explore opportunities to enhance a town, city, or county during disaster recovery. For each opportunity, the course will consider various options for planning and taking action, funding strategies, and sources of expertise. The fee for the training course is $985.

More information is available from Jacki Monday, Program Manager, Natural Hazards Center, 482 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0482; (303) 492-2149; fax: (303) 492-2151; email: jacque.monday@colorado.edu.

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