Contents:
I. Press Conferences
II. Events of Interest to the Media
III. Abstracts Sent
IV. Press Room Phones
V. Note to Public Information Officers on Press Releases
VI. Email list

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Note: This advisory supplements Media Advisory 1 (AGU Press Release 99-36) of October 14. If you do not have the earlier advisory, you should obtain it from the AGU web site: [http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl9932.html]. Basic information in Advisory 1 is not repeated here, unless it has changed or is updated. The press registration form is at the end of Advisory 1, which also includes information on hotels. Several still have rooms available as of today.

I. Press Conferences Press conferences are in the planning stage. All information in this section is tentative, subject to change of title, focus, date, or time, or even cancellation. Additional press conferences may also be scheduled. An updated media advisory will be sent in early December. Any changes after that will be posted in the Press Room at the Meeting.

Overview
Monday (8:00 AM). Enjoy breakfast in the Press Room, after which we will move into the Briefing Room for a broad look at Fall Meeting. Prof. Robert Duce, chair of the Program Committee, will point out sessions and special events likely to be of interest to the media, in addition to the press conferences.

Rapid Climate Change and the Oceans
Monday morning. Strong climate change has occurred rapidly in the past and will likely do so again in the future. A key factor is apparently the dynamics of large ice sheets on deep ocean circulation. Researchers consider our present "interglacial climate" to be fragile.

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Contact: Harvey Leifert
hleifert@agu.org
202-777-7507
American Geophysical Union
18-Nov-1999