Dr. William Lau, Deputy Director for Atmospheres,
Earth Sciences Division at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center discusses findings 
from his recent research into teleconnections
between the large fires in Russia during the
Summer of 2010 and the large flooding events
in Pakistan at around the same time.
Dr. Lau's research illustrates the close interconnection
between the various Earth systems and how
changes in one system or region can lead to
significant changes in other systems or regions,
even when separated in space and time.
Another example is the potential linkage between
the current historic drought in Texas and
sea surface temperature trends in the Eastern
Pacific, also called 'La Nina'.
