Hill Heat: NOAA Arctic Report CardScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2007-11-14T19:23:30-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:4a0e60f7-0ee7-4e6c-9df0-bceca35bf7552007-11-14T19:15:00-05:002007-11-14T19:23:30-05:00NOAA Arctic Report Card<div style="float:left;margin-right:3 px"><table style="border:solid gray 1px" width="290" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8">
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<td align="left" valign="top" class="key"><img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/red_square.gif" alt="red square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Atmosphere<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/red_square.gif" alt="red square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Sea Ice<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Greenland</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" class="key"><img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Biology<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Ocean<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Land</td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><i>Warming and mixed signals</i></td>
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<p><span class="caps">NOAA</span> has recently debuted a new website, <a href="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/">Arctic Report Card 2007</a>, summarizing the state of environmental changes in the arctic, linking each section with the detailed reports from <span class="caps">NOAA</span> researchers. Their summary:
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<blockquote>Collectively, the observations indicate that the overall warming of the Arctic system continued in 2007. There are some elements that are stabilizing or returning to climatological norms. These mixed tendencies illustrate the sensitivity and complexity of the Arctic System.</blockquote></p><div style="float:left;margin-right:3 px"><table style="border:solid gray 1px" width="290" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8">
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<td align="left" valign="top" class="key"> </td>
<td align="left" valign="top" class="key"><img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/red_square.gif" alt="red square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Atmosphere<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/red_square.gif" alt="red square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Sea Ice<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Greenland</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" class="key"><img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Biology<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Ocean<br>
<img src="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/images/yellow_square.gif" alt="yellow square" width="16" height="16" align="top" class="keysquare"> Land</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><i>Warming and mixed signals</i></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p><span class="caps">NOAA</span> has recently debuted a new website, <a href="http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/">Arctic Report Card 2007</a>, summarizing the state of environmental changes in the arctic, linking each section with the detailed reports from <span class="caps">NOAA</span> researchers. Their summary:
<br clear="left" />
<blockquote>Collectively, the observations indicate that the overall warming of the Arctic system continued in 2007. There are some elements that are stabilizing or returning to climatological norms. These mixed tendencies illustrate the sensitivity and complexity of the Arctic System.</blockquote></p>