Solar series wins award for Science News. (Editor's Note).The sun is shining on Science News this week. In Albuquerque, the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes pronounced "double-A-S") is a US society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC. has awarded its 2002 Popular Writing Award for journalists to Ron Cowen Ron Cowen is a writer and producer. Filmography As a writer
Ron's article "Stormy Weather" (SN: 1/13/01, p. 26) focuses on cyclic variations in the sun's activity and describes solar storms Solar storm can refer to:
In "Pinning Down the Sun-Climate Connection" (SN: 1/20/07, p. 45), Sial tackles the difficult task of disentangling solar and earthly effects on Earth's climate, addressing phenomena--temperature, rainfall, forest fires This is a list of notorious forest fires: North America Year Size Name Area Notes 1825 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Miramichi Fire New Brunswick Killed 160 people. , and hurricanes--that seem to follow the sun's 11-year activity cycle. Sid has covered earth sciences for Science News for 2 years. Both articles can be viewed at Science News Online (www.sciencenews.org). |
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