Lamont Weekly Report – May 28, 2004

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
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Not surprisingly the release this weekend of the climate movie “The Day After Tomorrow” is eliciting a full range of reactions from our community – ranging from anger that it is so misrepresentative of reality to acceptance that – right-or-wrong – it will attract attention to the issue and cause questions to be asked. I suppose at some point I will actually have to go and see it…

Speaking of spectacular performances… Steve Chillrud gave our last Public Lecture of the season last Sunday – another tremendous event – that drew a great audience despite the superb spring weather. Thank you Steve.

A long holiday weekend is before us – enjoy – summer is here at last. If you find yourself lying on a beach somewhere with little to occupy your mind (and with wireless internet access) you might download a couple of recent reports: the report of the US Commission on Ocean Policy (www.oceancommission.gov) and the NOAA Research Review Team's report posted at –
http://www.sab.noaa.gov/reports/RRT_final-draft_052504.pdf

When you have recovered from the excitement generated by reading these two documents, check out the ORION website (www.orionocean.org) - this NSF supported Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Network program will play a big part in the future of all those interested in sustained time series observations in the oceans.

And then you can wonder why it has taken me thirty years to discover Bob Marley……………

– Mike
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