November, 2003

November 16, 2003, Dust Storm On The Gulf Of Oman
Dust from Iran was blowing over the Gulf of Oman on November 16, 2003.
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11844

November 10, 2003 Dust Storms Over Lake Chad
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16359

November 4, 2003, Dust Off Morocco
Thick plumes of tan dust were blowing off the shores of Morocco on November 4, 2003.
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11834

November 2, 2003 Flooding in Luzon, the Philippines
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16358

October, 2003

October 10, 2003 Dust Blowing Off West Africa
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11764

October 3, 2003 Dust Storm Over Libya
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11766

August, 2003

August 29, 2003 Saharan Dust Over Italy
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11638

August 24, 2003 Flooding along the Awash River in Ethiopia
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11663

August 20, 2003 Dust Storm of Afghanistan and Pakistan
http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11638

July, 2003

July 24, 2003 DUST STORM OVER AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Western and southern Afghanistan are suffering through two months of the worst sandstorms in living memory. This Terra MODIS image shows a huge dust storm over southern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=10840
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 24 2003 (Posted on Jul 29 2003 12:30PM)

July 23, 2003 DUST STORM OVER UTAH
Entering its fifth year of drought in July 2003, Utah is the driest state in the U.S. This recent MODIS image shows a dust storm blowing over the Great Salt Lake.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=10836
*** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2003 (Posted on Jul 28 2003 3:28PM)
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DROUGHT IN WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
The current drought in South Africa’s Western Cape province is withering and stunting vegetation across this crop-producing region.
* http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=11129
*** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 21 2003 (Posted on Aug 4 2003)

June, 2003

June 5, 2003: Rain Delay, Landscapers, Painters, Roofers and Homeowners Are Waiting Out the Storms, by Annie Groer

June 2, 2003: Space Station Science Picture of the Day

June 5, 2003: Ten Things We hate About Rain & How to Fix Them. Mike McClinktock

June 5, 2003: City Police To Move From Tight Quarters, New Space Aims To Ease Crowding by Annie Gowen

February, 2002

February 20, 2002: In War: Mud Huts and Hard Calls, By Dana Priest, Washington Post, pg. A01

February 12, 2002: Massive dust Plume Emanates Over China (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor [SeaWiFS] image)

February 11, 2002: Saharan Dust Over the Atlantic (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [MODIS] flying aboard
NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Western Sahara)

February 10, 2002: Plumes Over Baja California (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor [SeaWiFS] captured this true-color image of many large dust plumes blowing oceanward from Baja California, Mexico.

February 4, 2002: HIGH CO2 LEVELS HAMPER NITRATE INCORPORATION BY PLANTS Earth Observatory News

February 3, 2002: Midland Residents Playing Hardball, Ian Shapira, Washington Post, pg. LZ03.

February 3, 2002: Prince William Forum, Complex Is No Blessing: High Price of Free Asbestos, Washington Post, pg PW02.

February 3, 2002: CUTTINGS: When Plants Are Getting Too Big for the Pot, By LEE REICH, New York Times.

February 2, 2002: As Graduates of Master Gardener Programs, Volunteers do the Spade Work for Avid Landscapers, Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, pg H03.

January, 2002

January 29, 2002: Is Logging Bane or Balm? Plan Stirs Debate, By JIM ROBBINS, New York Times

January 27, 2002: CUTTINGS; In a Greenhouse, the Thriving of Perennials, By ANNE RAVER, New York Times, Section 14LI, Page 14, Column 1.

January 26, 2002: Gardening Mailbag: Ryegrass, Poison Ivy, Hemlock Tree, Picket Fense, Peace Lily, Plant safety,
Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, pg. h08.

January 26, 2002: Need a good De-Fence? Go on the Offense, Barry Stone, Washington Post, pg. h03.

January 26, 2002: Rural Dreams, Rural Realities: What you need to know before yo Buy Your Fantasy Country House,
Ellen M. Dudley, Washington Post page H01.

January 24, 2002: More Subsidy Money Going to Fewer Farms, John Lancaster, Washngton Post, pg. A01.

January 24, 2002: Choosing Easy-Care Shrubs, Perennials, Scott Aker, Washington Post, pg. h07.

January 24, 2002:More Than Dirt in Heaps of Mulch: Area's landfills Aim to clean Up Debris in Mixture, David Cho, Washington Post, pg. LZ03.

January 22, 2002: Racing For the 'Last Great Place', Michael Powell, Washington Post, pg. a01.

January 21, 2002: Afghanistan Withered by Drought: Thounds in Need in Agricultural South, But Relief Set Back by War,
Pamela Constable, Washington Post, pg a01.

January 19, 2002: Brief Reprieve for Some in Lead-Tainted Town, By JODI WILGOREN, New York Times, Section A, Page 1, Column 4.

January 13, 2002: LONG ISLAND WEEKLY DESK: So How Contaminated Is the Old Nuclear Plant? By JOHN RATHER (NYT), New York Times, 14LI, Page 1, Column 1

January 9, 2002: WINE TALK; Not Settling for the Label 'One of the Best' By Frank J. Prial, New York Times, Section F, Page 6, Column 3

January 7, 2002: Dust Storm Hits Canary Islands, NASA's Earth Observatory.

January 6, 2002: Digging for a Glimpse of Old Manassas: Archaeologists Hope to Find Civil War-Era Artifacts Under Candy Factory Site, William Branigin, Washington Post, pg. C03.

January 5, 2002: How to Properly Care for Tropical Plants Received over the Holidays, Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, pg. H08.

January 3, 2002: GARDEN Q.& A. By Leslie Land, New York Times, Section F, Page 2, Column 5

December, 2001

Managing Salinity and Nutrients In Recycling and High Efficiency Irrigation Systems
by William Darlington, Orange, CA Consultant http://www.soilandplantlaboratory.com/articles.html

Compost: Soil Amendment for Establishment of Turf and Landscape
By William Darlington, Soil and Plant Laboratory, Inc., Orange, CA , http://www.soilandplantlaboratory.com/articles2.html

Benefits of Fall Fertilization
by Dirk W. Muntean, Washington Consultant and Office Manager, http://www.soilandplantlaboratory.com/articles3.html

December 23, 2001: IN BRIEF; Lab Cleanup Money May Be Reduced, By John Rather, New York Times, Section 14LI, Page 10, Column 5.

December 18, 2001: UNEXPLODED MINES; 400 Demolition Experts Will Try to Harvest Afghanistan's Field of Mines, By C. J. CHIVERS, New York Times, Section B, Page 1, Column 5.

December 18, 2001: Dimming Prospects for Farm Reform, Editorial, Section A, Page 22, Column 1.

December 17, 2001: To Help Land, Australians Rethink Role Of Kangaroos, By JOHN SHAW, New York Times, Section A, Page 9, Column 1.

December 16, 2001: White Farmers Flee to Mozambique, By RACHEL L. SWARNS, New York Times, Section 1A, Page 16, Column 1.

December 16, 2001: LONG ISLAND WEEKLY DESK, CUTTINGS; Let It Rain, Let It Snow and if It Doesn't . . .
By ANNE RAVER, Section 14LI, Page 21, Column 1.

December 12, 2001: World Briefing | Asia/Pacific: China: Ailing Villagers To Be Moved, ( AP ), Section A, Page 12, Column 4.

December 9, 2001: Renowned From Trunk to Treetop, By NANCY POLK, New York Times, Section 14CN, Page 10, Column 4.

December 6, 2001: HOUSE & HOME/STYLE DESK, GARDEN Q.& A., By Dora Galitzki, New York Times, Section F, Page 2, Column 5.

November, 2001

November 27, 2001: For Radiation, How Much Is Too Much? By GINA KOLATA, New York Times, Section F, Page 1, Column 1

November 21, 2001: WINE TALK; Nouveau Naps, And Beaujolais Gets Serious, By Frank J. Prial, New York Times, Section F, Page 1, Column 1

November 18, 2001: "For the Poor Worldwide, Anthrax Is Nothing New," AP Newswire.

November 18, 2001: "Long Island: Environmentalists Fight Over Historic Estate House," By Carole Paquette, The New York Times.

November 16, 2001: THE OUTLOOK "Now, the Battle to Feed the Afghan Nation," By Tim Weiner, The New York Times.

November 16, 2001: "No Drought Designation Yet, but Rain Would Be Welcome," By Iver Peterson, The New York Times.

November 16, 2001: "Workers Shore Up Wall Keeping Hudson's Waters Out," By James Glanz and Eric Lipton, The New York Times.

November 13, 2001: "Weather Forecasters Look Ahead, Far Ahead," By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times.

November 13, 2001: "Drought Holds Much of East in Its Grip; Fires Spread," By The Associated Press.

November 13, 2001: "The Drug Makers: Antibiotics Business Is Again Popular," By Andrew Pollack, The New York Times.

November 13, 2001: "Anthrax Traces In Boxer's Office Amount Found On Table Is So Small There's No Health Risk, Officials Say," By Sabin Russell, Chronicle Medical Writer, San Francisco Chronicle.

November 12, 2001: "Growers Hope To Give New York Onions An Edge In Crowded Market," By Mary Esch, Associated Press.

November 12, 2001: "U.C. Master Gardeners: Heavenly Bamboo Isn't Invasive," The Los Angeles Times.

November 12, 2001: "Tainted Water Leaves Town Dealing With Health, Economic Fears," By Michael Mello, Associated Press.

November 11, 2001 page B03: "The Birth of the Myth That Men Are Closer To God," By Robert S. McElvaine, The Washington Post.

November 11, 2001 page F01: "Seething South Of The Border: Our Neighbors Have Some Hard Words for Us. Are We Listening?" By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post.

November 11, 2001: A New Strategy for Saving Streams: Rip Them Up, By The New York Times, Section 1A, Page 40, Column 3

November 11, 2001: Streetscapes/The Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Mix of Limestone and Sandstone, in Florentine Style
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY, New York Times, Section 11, Page 7, Column 1

November 11, 2001: Hands in the Dirt, Face to the Sun: Hope in the Garden, By ELISABETH GINSBURG, New York Times, Section 14WC, Page 12, Column 4.

November 9, 2001: A NATION CHALLENGED: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK; To the Stranger, a Wild Land, Strangely Awesome, By DEXTER FILKINS, New York Times, Section B, Page 1, Column 1.

November 8, 2001: "Day After Day of Dry: This Beautiful Autumn Is Killing Our Plants," By Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post.

November 8, 2001 page H07: "Sage Advice," By Adrienne Cook, The Washington Post.

November 8, 2001, Page H05: "Family-Owned Garden Center Becomes A Columbia Fixture, The Washington Post.

November 7, 2001: "Report Cites Dangerous Air on U.S. - Mexico Border" By Reuters.

November 7, 2001: "UN: World Population May Reach 10.9B," By The Associated Press.

November 7, 2001: "The Mystery: Detectives Ask for Help in Tracing Victim's Steps," By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times.

November 6, 2001: "Dry Spell Has Area Officials Watching Sky Potomac Running Low; Drought Watch Possible" by Anita Huslin, The Washington Post.

November 5, 2001: "Anthrax Has Inspired Dread and Breakthroughs," By Guy Gugliotta, The Washington Post.

November 5, 2001: "Cancer-Stricken Chinese village Tries to Pierce a Wall of Silence," By Philip P. Pan, The Washington Post.

November 4, 2001: "Uphill Battle: The New Agrarianism: Land, Culture, and the Community of Life," Edited by Eric T. Freyfogle, Island Press: 292 pp. By JANE SMILEY, The Los Angeles Times.

November 4, 2001: "Front Line of Famine in Ethiopia Is the Soil," By Marc Lacey, The New York Times.

November 4, 2001: "Catching the Retreating Sun for Fresh Greens," By Anne Raver, The New York Times.

November 2, 2001: "Senator Offers Farm Bill, Retaining Subsidies, as a Compromise," By Elizabeth Becker, The New York Times.

November 2, 2001: "Rural Folks Are Fortified Against the Jitters," By Judy Mann, The Washington Post.

November 1, 2001: "Arsenic Drinking Water Standard Issued After Seven-Month Scientific Review, EPA Backs Clinton-Established Levels," By Edward Walsh, The Washington Post.

November 1, 2001: "Agricultural Issues Move Beyond Farms," By Jennifer Lenhart, The Washington Post.

October, 2001

October 31, 2001: "In France, the Prune Holds a Noble Station," By Florence Fabricant, The New York Times.

October 31, 2001: "Wine Four Finds Under $20," By Ben Giliberti, The Washington Post.

October 30, 2001 page A17: "Coca Invades Colombia's Coffee Fields Falling Prices Push Farmers to Plant Illegal Crops, Threatening U.S. Drug War," By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post.

October 29, 2001: "U.S. Is Taking a Back Seat In Latest Talks on Climate," By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times.

October 29, 2001: "Anthrax Hides Along Cattle Trails of the Old West," By Ross E. Milloy, The New York Times.

October 27, 2001, page A11: "N.Y. Attack Site Releases Contaminants," Associated Press.

October 27, 2001 page C01: "The Ancient History of a Bacterium: Anthrax Scares Go Way Back," By Ken Ringle, The Washington Post.

October 26, 2001: "A Gas Pipeline to World Outside; Talk of Modernization and Jobs Unsettles Thai Villagers," By Wayne Arnold, "The New York Times."

Thursday, October 18, 2001, Capital's oldest art museum to double its size with design by architect Frank Gehry, Carl, Hartman, Associated Press Writer.

October 18, 2001, In the fields of Verdun, An amateur historian surveys relics of battle _ Ms. Holstein chronicles a place `where the world changed' in a different sort of war, by Bob Davis, The Wall Street Journal.

Saturday 6 October 2001: Too late to halt salinity: expert By David Wroe, "Rural Reporter."

September, 2001

September 18, 2001 - (date of web publication) New Computer Model Tracks And Predeicts Paths of Earth's Dust

August, 2001

August 30, 2001: Desert Dust Kills Florida Fish New research links huge African dust clouds with the "red tides" that kill millions of fish along the Florida coast each year. By, Patrick L. Barry

August 21, 2001: Rare Alligator Is Threatened as China Feeds Its People By CAROL KAESUK YOON

July, 2001

July 26, 2001 "Above, $700,000 Riverfront Condos; Below, a Toxic Question Mark" New York Times, Dwyer, Jim.

July 9, 2001, Evidence of D.C. Toxins Unheeded, Steve Vogel, The Washington Post.

July 15, 2001, Contamination in Spring Valley, Editorial, The Washington Post.

July 15, 2001, Pisa Puts New Slant On Leaning Tower, Associated Press.

July 15, 2001, Repaying A Debt To Nature: New Wetlands Offset Filled Ones, Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post.

June, 2001

June 26, 2001, All the World's a Stage ... for Dust, Patrick L. Barry

June 18, 2001, Mobile Homes for Microbes, (African dust that crosses the Atlantic and brings beautiful sunsets to Florida also carries potentially harmful bacteria and fungi, a new study shows.)

May, 2001

May 17, 2001: It's Her Park: At the home of the Detroit, Tigers, one woman presides as the first female groundskeeper in major league baseball.

May 17, 2001: The Pacific Dust Express: North America has been sprinkled with a dash of Asia! A dust cloud from China crossed the Pacific Ocean recently and rained Asian dust from Alaska to Florida.

Organic Apples, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," April 18, 2001 broadcast.

Brown, Kathryn. "Seeds of Concern: Are genetically modified crops an environmental dream come true or a disaster in the making? Scientists are looking for answers." Scientific American. April 2001. p. 52-65.

Davis, Patricia. "Police have a sinking feeling; Alexandria facility is buckling, needs millions in repairs." The Washington Post. 28 Mar. 2001. p.B1.

Ferdinand, Pamela. "Study finds major acid rain damage in northeast." The Washington Post. 26 Mar. 2001. p. A9

CNN Report: Acid Rain Impact Remains A Concern, posted March 26, 2001

Ring, Ed "Redwood". "Toxins to Topsoil." 22 Mar. 2001 http://www.ecoworld.com.

Cecilia Nguyen. "Arsenic levels spur expanded studies." The News Tribune. 21 Mar. 2001.

Robson, Mary. "Gardening: Using less garden fertilizer will curb growth, reduce need for water." The News Tribune. 10 Mar. 2001.

"McCullah, John and Vance Howard. "Shasta College erosion control blanket study: Research quantifies erosion from slopes." Landandwater.com. 44(5), 6 Mar. 2001. http://www.landandwater.com/features/vol44no5/vol44no5_2.html.

Ontario Corn Producers Association. "Corn and soil organic matter." 6 Mar. 2001 http://www.ontariocorn.org/envorgan.html

"Removal of obsolete forest roads can reduce erosion and sediment that impair salmon-bearing streams." USGS News Release. 6 Mar. 2001. http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr1395m.html

Robinson, Sean. "Damage: Hard-Hit areas include Olympia and Vashon Island, but Tacoma was a rock." The News Tribune. 02 March 2001.

"Scientists find drug alternatives." LA Times. 2 Mar. 2001. (Above is summary of this article: Ferber, Dan. "MICROBIOLOGY: Possible New Route to Polyketide Synthesis." Science. 2001. 291. p.1683-.)

"Scientists track phosphate to better understand global warming." Science Daily. 12 Dec. 2000. 8 Mar. 2001. http://www.sciencedaily.com

Boyle, Alan. "Dry soil: a lucky break for quake." MSNBC.Com. 1 Mar. 2001. 8 Mar. 2001. http://www.msnbc.com/news/537232.asp.

Reifer, Susan. "Greener Acres." Vegetarian Times. March 2001. pp. 67-72. http://www.vegetariantimes.com.

"NZ scientists grow first veggies in Martian soil." The Straits Times. 21 Dec. 2000. 26 Feb. 2001.

Millay, Christine. "Fallbrook neighborhood residents want tainted soil removed/Dirt from project said to make some ill." The San Diego Tribune. 22 Feb. 2001.

Brasher, Philip. "Satellite mapping finds soil damage." The Associated Press. 15 Feb. 2001.

Shapira, Ian. "Sewer Line rejected on school campus; Outdoor lab at risk, educators say." Washington Post. 15 Feb. 2001.

Washington Post article: Soil Tests Alter the Process in Spring Valley, by Daniela Deane, February 9, 2001

"Arena soil won't come from Loess Hills" December 26, 2000 http://www.theomahachannel.com/oma/news/iowabureau/stories/iowabureau-20001226-180057.html

"Organic growers say new standards could spur boom." AP. San Francisco, CA. 22 Dec/ 2000. http://stacks.msnbc.com/local/rtut/m5062.asp

September, 2000

"Down to Earth: Why Soil and Soil Science Matters," "Nature" Vol. 407, 21 September 2000, p 301. by Dan H. Yaalon.

June, 2000

Watson, Traci. "Erosion will swallow 1,500 buildings annually." USA Today. 28 Jun. 2000.

Stone Age fields: Soil changes recommended every 12,000 years.

USDA/NRCS Soil Quality Institute. "Urban Soil Compaction." Urban Technical Note No. 2. March 2000.

Hottelet, Richard. C. "Desertification: forgotten threat." Christian Science Monitor. 15 Dec. 1999 p. 8.

Virginia, Ross. A. "How Soils structure communities in the Antarctic Dry Valley." Bioscience. Dec. 1999.

Wall, Diana H. "Interactions underground: soil biodiversity, mutualism and ecosystem processes." Bioscience. Feb. 1999.

"Digital tools plant seeds of success" January 26, 1999 http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctc692.htm

Barrow, N. J. "The four laws of soil chemistry: the Leeper lecture 1998." Australian Journal of Soil Reseach. (37) 1999.

1998

Grove, Conrad, "Worms, and their droppings, are big business." Philly News on-line, Sports -The Outdoors, January 25, 1998

August, 1997

Zacks, Rebecca. "Getting the dirt on dirt." Scientific American. August 1997. http://www.sciam.com/0897issue/0897techbus4.html.

Sheppard, S.C. and W.B. Evenden "Optimized Design for Earthworm survival Tests in Soil." Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 1992 49:648-655.

"Experts seek burial grounds for CO2: Environmentalists fear reliance on 'carbon sequestration'." MSNBC.Com. http://www.msnbc.com

"Vertical Landscapes" http://www.asla.org/nonmembers/lam_index99/lam_s.htm

"Nematode Control in the Home Garden" http://www.aces.edu/department/ipm/Nematod2.htm