Attention residents of Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City and anywhere else that has ongoing air pollution troubles: you could also be facing soot problems that could affect everything from your weather to your health, and the situation may get worse, according to a study from a Texas A&M University group published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Geosciences to offer Six First-Year Seminars Fall Semester

Six seminars in the geosciences will be offered to incoming freshmen this fall semester through the University’s new First-Year Seminar program. These one-credit seminars are open only to first year freshmen. Each will use a learning community setting to focus on a particular research area or topic of current interest.

B-CS Guards Against Lightning Danger

Dr. Richard Orville, professor of atmospheric sciences and one of the world’s foremost experts on lightning, was quoted extensively in an article in Sunday's (June 13) Bryan/College Station Eagle. In the wake of a recent lighting strike of a 16-year-old Bryan High student on a local golf course, the article examined lightning detection systems and where and how they are being used in the community. Orville has done extensive research in the physics of lightning and was instrumental in developing and implementing the National Lightning Detection Network. See associated story B-CS guards against lightning danger.

Field Project Seeks Clues to Climate Change in Remote Atmospheric Region

Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting Earth's thermal balance. Findings from the project, based at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will be used by researchers worldwide to improve computer models of global climate in preparation for the next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Lander Arrives on Mars After More than 9 Months in Space

By Keith Randall

Ever try to get that perfect camera shot? Try getting one from 422 million miles from Earth. That’s the challenge Mark Lemmon faces just about every hour. The associate professor of atmospheric sciences is the camera team leader on NASA’s Phoenix Lander project, the golf-cart-sized spacecraft that landed on Mars May 25. Its mission: to tell us as much as it can about Mars’ climate, soil and water.

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