Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment launches new website
The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) launched its new website at PIRCA.org.
September 2016
Sea level in Indian Ocean shows abrupt rise, new study says
A CPO-funded study was recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, showing an abrupt sea level rise in the northern Indian Ocean since 2003.
MAPP Webinar Series: Unified Weather-Climate Modeling: Challenges and Opportunities
The NOAA CPO Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program hosted a webinar on the topic of Unified Weather-Climate Modeling: Challenges and Opportunities on Thursday, September 29, 2016. The announcement is provided below.
Climate-Smart Strategies for Coastal Communities: Taking Advantage of the Community Rating System
This webinar will orient coastal managers to taking advantage of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which provides a consistent means of acquiring insurance against flooding from storm surge, precipitation, and other sources.
NOAA-funded study finds new modeling approach significantly improves forecast skill
A study recently published in Environmental Research Letters shows that a new modeling approach significantly increases skill for precipitation and temperature predictions, particularly extremes.
Jason Otkin: Predicting rapidly-developing droughts based on plant stress
Otkin is an Associate Scientist at the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been developing an early warning system for “flash droughts.” NOAA recently released this product online for the public in June 2016.
New NOAA product improves early warning of drought
Farmers, ranchers, and water resource managers will now have more time to prepare for potentially damaging drought conditions thanks to a new early warning product now available online.
Ocean eddies and the atmosphere regulate western boundary currents, study says
CPO-funded research analyzing the implications of ocean mesoscale eddies and the atmosphere for western boundary currents was published in Nature.
NOAA soliciting author nominations and technical inputs for Fourth National Climate Assessment
Development of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) is underway, and on behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA is soliciting nominations for authors and technical inputs.
Applying Season-ahead Precipitation and Streamflow Forecasts to Guide Reservoir Allocations: A Case Study of the Highland Lakes in Central Texas
WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 // 1PM-3PM CT
This interactive webinar will report the results from a NOAA-Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP) grant and has been selected to help inform end-users within the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS).
TO REGISTER: http://drought.unl.edu/Registration.aspx?eventid=726