Lori Keesey

Twenty Years Later, Still on the Job DOE-Sponsored Data Measurement Program Celebrates Anniversary

Sometimes it just takes just a few people, a nagging problem and the persistence to solve it to make a huge difference in how the scientific community understands something as crucial to planet preservation as climate change. In this engaging story, freelance writer Lori Keesey tells how a small group of scientists convinced the U.S. Dept. of Energy to establish the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program in 1989.

Lori Keesey, posted on May 25th, 2009
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The Big Melt Warming Creates Hazards in the Arctic

Situated along the Ninglick River about 400 miles from the nearest road, the isolated Yup’ik Eskimo community already has lost its landfill and landing for barges. State and federal officials now believe worsening flooding will take homes and buildings within a decade, if not sooner.

Lori Keesey, posted on February 3rd, 2009
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The Threat to Nature’s Medicine

High in the eastern Himalayas grows a cottony white flower known for centuries among Tibetan and Chinese healers for its power to treat headaches, high-blood pressure, fertility, and menstrual problems. Despite its remote, rocky habitat some 13,000 feet above sea level, however, dual forces now imperil the slow-growing snow lotus.

Lori Keesey, posted on December 2nd, 2008
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The Drought of 2007: A Foreshadowing of Things to Come?

The epic drought that stretched across the southeastern U.S. in 2007 won’t be forgotten soon. Water supplies plunged to perilously low levels and public officials imposed draconian conservation measures to protect a resource that had become more valuable than gold.

Lori Keesey, posted on July 2nd, 2008
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Scientists Share Views During International Polar Day Event

Two scientists participating in a live International Polar Day event March 12 provided their insights into what the future may hold and what decision-makers should do to address the issue.

Lori Keesey, posted on March 27th, 2008
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