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• Keeping Our Cool: Does the Ocean Dampen the Greenhouse Effect? - As the burning of fossil fuels in the last century raised atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, was the ocean a source or a sink for CO₂ — or both? A comprehensive survey of CO₂ in the world's oceans may give scientists the chance to find out.[Earth in Space, April 1997]
• Researchers Study Impact of Hurricane Opal on Florida Coast - What happens to Florida's coast when it is struck by 65 meter per second winds? When Hurricane Opal buffeted Florida last year, scientists had an opportunity to find out.[Earth in Space, September 1996]
• Scientist Honored for Role in Landmark Discovery of CFC Damage to Ozone Layer - F. Sherwood Rowland, along with colleagues Paul Crutzen and Mario Molina, was awarded the Nobel prize last November for discovering the threat chlorofluorocarbons pose to the ozone layer, for working to preserve the ozone layer, and for protecting human welfare. In May 1995 AGU awarded one of its highest honors, the Roger Revelle medal, to Rowland for his role in this work. [Earth in Space. April 1996]
• The Air Force's Geophysics Directorate: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective - The U.S. Air Force established a Geophysics Directorate at the end of World War II to conduct research in meteorology and geophysics. Over its 50-year history, its scientific programs have broadened to include atmospheric, optical, and space studies. [Earth in Space. December 1995]
• Decline in Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Raises Questions About Its Cause - In many parts of the world, emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) are regulated because high concentrations in cities are a threat to human health and add to air pollution. CO is present at such low concentrations in less populated areas that it has no known health or direct environmental effect. [Earth in Space. November 1995]
• Pioneers in Ozone Research Receive Nobel Prizes in Chemistry - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to three AGU members - Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina, and F. Sherwood Rowland - for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone. [Eos. October 17, 1996]
• Unusually Low Ozone Detected over South-Central U.S. [Eos. March 14, 1995]
• High-Altitude Flashes Mystify Scientists [Eos. December 20, 1994]

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