WEATHER

Addresses

Climate Change: Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, S12045-S12047 [8DE]

Amendments

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8169 [5OC], H8304, H8307, H8409 [6OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8285 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Awaiting Ivan in the Big Uneasy—New Orleans Girds for Major Damage, S9259 [15SE]

Calamity in the Caribbean, E1815 [6OC]

Death Toll Nears 700 From Haiti Flooding, E1669 [21SE]

Metro-North Struggles To Keep Cars in Service, S641 [5FE]

Storm Floods Kill More Than 600 in Haiti, E1668 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8407 [6OC]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7442 [22SE]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H1739 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 5316), H9048 [8OC] (see H. Res. 810), H7944 [30SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (see H.R. 5005), H6755 [7SE] (see H.R. 5072), H7137 [14SE] (see H.R. 5212), H8167 [5OC] (see H.R. 5227), H8407 [6OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (see H. Res. 819), H8167 [5OC]

Federal aid programs: extend benefits of the weatherization assistance program to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3852), H699 [26FE]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

National Weatherization Day: designate (see H. Res. 777), H7245 [17SE]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4546), H3962 [14JN]

———commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (see S. Con. Res. 149), S11496 [18NO]

———commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

———establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination (see S. 2647), S8030 [13JY]

———establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination and establish a National Oceans Council (see H.R. 4900), H6700 [22JY]

———establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (see H.R. 4607), H4391 (see H.R. 4607), H4506 [17JN]

———strengthen programs relating to ocean science and training by providing improved advice and coordination of efforts (see S. 2648), S8030 [13JY]

———transfer to the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 4368), H3015 [13MY]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see S. 2711), S8548 [21JY] (see H.R. 3980), H1229 [17MR]

Research: establish a comprehensive research program aimed at understanding and predicting the natural processes that lead to formation of tornadoes (see H.R. 4146), H2152 [2AP]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (see S. 2170), S2223 [4MR]

Excerpts

``Again Rejoicing Nature Sees,'' Robert Burns, S3082 [24MR]

``Buttercups and Daisies,'' Mary Howitt, S3082 [24MR]

``In the Bleak Mid-winter,'' Christina Rossetti, S3082 [24MR]

``Spring Violets Under the Snow,'' Robert H. Newell, S3082 [24MR]

Letters

American Red Cross tropical storm and hurricane relief funding: Marsha J. Evans, American Red Cross, S9007 [9SE]

Disaster relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms: Senator Bill Nelson, S11194 [11OC]

Humanitarian assistance to Haiti for flood relief efforts: Representative Meek, E1807 [6OC]

NOAA funding: several environmental organizations, H5225 [7JY]

———several Representatives, H5224 [7JY]

Reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics: Senators Specter and Santorum, S522 [3FE]

Poems

``Through the Year,'' Julian S. Cutler, S4002 [8AP]

``Who Loves a Garden,'' Louise Seymour Jones, S3082 [24MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, H8304-H8307 [6OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to Grey Berets Special Operation Forces Weathermen, H1120 [17MR]

Boulder, CO: anniversary of NOAA laboratories, E1651 [17SE]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes, H8294-H8298, H8300 [6OC]

———provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (H. Con. Res. 496), H7739 [29SE], H7997-H8000 [4OC], E1806, E1814, E1815 [6OC]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (H.R. 4067), E476 [30MR]

———develop a national climate change strategy and a voluntary greenhouse gas reduction registry and information system to provide data for greenhouse gas stabilization and reduction strategies, H3976 [15JN]

———global warming, H279 [3FE], H482 [11FE], H603 [25FE], H808 [3MR], H996 [10MR], H1212 [17MR], H7866, H7938 [30SE], H9713-H9716, H9718-H9720 [16NO], E134 [10FE]

Darden, Christopher: National Weather Service Issac M. Cline Award recipient, E533 [2AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (H.R. 5316), E1937 [11OC]

Disasters: assistance for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H7238 [17SE]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, H7039, H7047-H7052 [13SE], E1609 [13SE]

———include drought in definition of disaster, H2778 [11MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H9120-H9125 [9OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6717, H6726-H6731 [7SE], H6760 [8SE], H7047-H7052 [13SE], H7217 [15SE], E1561 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5072), H7217 [15SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8175, H8287-H8311 [6OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8278-H8287 [6OC]

Drought: disaster assistance to Colorado, H7868 [30SE]

———impact on Kansas, H7404 [22SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Haiti, H8174 [6OC], E1668 [21SE]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (H. Res. 784), H7702-H7705 [28SE]

———tribute to companies that donated goods and services in support of hurricane recovery efforts, E1739 [29SE], E1878 [11OC]

———tribute to Diageo Spirit of America Fund for hurricane recovery efforts, E1920 [11OC]

George C. Marshall Institute: anniversary, E1203 [22JN]

Jordan, Ethal: NOAA John Campanius Holm Award recipient, E1590 [10SE]

Minnesota: Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Minnesota Dept. of Transportation recipients of the NOAA Mark Trail Award, E1008 [2JN]

Mississippi: tribute to military contributions during hurricanes, E2105 [20NO]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4546), E1097 [14JN], E1172 [18JN]

———commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (H. Con. Res. 488), H7370-H7373 [22SE], E1581 [9SE]

———establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination and establish a National Oceans Council (H.R. 4900), E1500 [22JY]

———establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (H.R. 4607), E1172 [18JN]

———funding, H5224, H5226 [7JY], H5379, H5380 [8JY]

———laboratory research management activities funding, H5260 [7JY]

———transfer to the Dept. of the Interior (H.R. 4368), E871 [14MY]

———tribute, E1908 [11OC]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (H.R. 3980), H5209-H5214 [7JY], E1609 [13SE]

Oceans: role in global warming, H3695 [2JN]

Schaub, William: National Weather Service Issac M. Cline Award recipient, E533 [2AP]

Stockton, MO: tribute to rebuilding efforts following tornado, E517 [2AP]

Wachowski, Frank M.: National Weather Service Thomas Jefferson Award recipient, E1829 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, S9185-S9193, S9200 [14SE], S9668 [24SE]

American Red Cross: tropical storm and hurricane relief funding, S9006-S9008 [9SE], S9546 [23SE]

Armed Forces: tribute to Grey Berets Special Operation Forces Weathermen, S3559 [1AP]

Chesterfield County, VA: tribute to emergency medical services, police, and fire departments, S10835 [8OC]

Climate: global warming, S10290 [4OC], S11291-S11297 [11OC], S11625 [19NO], S12045 [8DE]

Disasters: develop a plan to address weather-related natural disasters that impact farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, S4446 [28AP]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, S9245 [15SE], S9419 [21SE], S9546 [23SE], S9695 [27SE], S9788 [28SE], S10291 [4OC]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Gulf Coast States, S9257-S9260 [15SE], S9368-S9370 [20SE]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on North Carolina, S9476 [22SE]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Ohio, S10050 [30SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, S9102-S9104 [13SE], S9178, S9179 [14SE], S9657 [24SE], S9807 [28SE], S11225-S11227 [11OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), S8816, S8817, S8819, S8820, S8831, S8839, S8840, S8846 [7SE], S8937-S8939, S8957 [8SE], S9257-S9260 [15SE]

———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance to Florida relative to the impact of tropical storms and hurricanes, S9202-S9204 [14SE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S11625 [19NO]

FEMA: funding, S10954 [9OC]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ohio, S9554 [23SE]

Florida: FEMA funding to localities for debris removal as a result of hurricanes and tropical storms, S10397 [5OC]

Foreign aid: disaster assistance to Grenada, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Haiti for tropical storm and hurricane relief, S9607 [23SE]

NOAA: anniversary of National Severe Storms Laboratory, S10685 [7OC]

———commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (S. Con. Res. 149), S11505 [18NO]

———establish a national ocean policy to set forth missions and to ensure effective interagency coordination (S. 2647), S8038 [13JY]

———strengthen programs relating to ocean science and training by providing improved advice and coordination of efforts (S. 2648), S8045 [13JY]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (S. 2711), S8560 [21JY]

Pensacola Naval Air Station: assessment of hurricane damage, S9546 [23SE]

Roads and highways: reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S520 [3FE], S1227-S1229 [12FE]

Spring: beginning, S3082 [24MR]

Treaties and agreements: decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S10290 [4OC]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: anniversary, S6878 [16JN]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (S. 2170), S2232 [4MR]

Reports filed

Abrupt Climate Change Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1164) (S. Rept. 108-263), S5472 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5212, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Relief for States Impacted by Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 819) (H. Rept. 108-735), H8167 [5OC]

National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2647) (S. Rept. 108-407), S11377 [16NO]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 108-575), H5194 [6JY]

Statements

Global Warming: Several U.S. Mayors, E134 [10FE]

Tables

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8289-H8292 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 488, commend NOAA for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances, H7370 [22SE]

H. Con. Res. 496, provide humanitarian assistance to Caribbean nations devastated by hurricanes, H7997 [4OC]

H. Res. 784, commend resiliency of Florida residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts, H7702 [28SE]

H. Res. 819, consideration of H.R. 5212, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H8278 [6OC]

H.R. 3980, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act, H5209 [7JY]

H.R. 5005, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H6726 [7SE]

H.R. 5212, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H8300-H8304 [6OC]

S. 2170, Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board establishment, S2232 [4MR]

S. 2647, National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act, S8039-S8045 [13JY]

S. 2648, Ocean Research Coordination and Advancement Act, S8046-S8050 [13JY]

S. Con. Res. 149, commend NOAA for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, S11504, S11505 [18NO]