Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Recent increases in boreal forest burned area, which have been linked with climate warming, highlight the need to better understand the composition of wildfire emissions and their atmospheric impacts.
The report states that within the next 80 years, 129 countries will experience an increase in drought exposure mainly due to climate change.
UN Report Warns Global Drought Exposure Will Increase Read More »
Titled “Tackling the Climate Crisis,” the NOAA challenge is to develop accessible, easy-to-use tools to assist local governments in identifying and integrating locally relevant federal datasets into their own tailor-made geospatial information systems to support the development of climate resilience plans.
Census Bureau Selects NOAA Problem Statement for The Opportunity Project Read More »
Information gathered from this Roundtable Series will help guide NOAA’s work in providing useful climate information for COVID-19 response and for other climate sensitive diseases.
COVID-19 and Compound Climate Hazards: A WMO COVID Task Team Roundtable Read More »
Co-authored by CPO and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, this is the first such plan to serve the Chicago metropolitan region, which is home to nearly 10 million people in more than 280 cities, towns, and villages.
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to Launch 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region Read More »
Ben DeAngelo, CPO’s Deputy Director, presented on causes and impacts of climate change to Monroe County, Florida officials who had raised questions about the science behind the topic, specifically sea level rise.
NOAA Science Helps Florida Keys Officials Plan for Sea Level Rise Read More »
The seven interns each bring their own unique set of skills and knowledge to CPO and will contribute to various programs focusing on many different aspects of climate. The group represents a wide range of degree programs and geographically diverse universities.
CPO Welcomes Talented Group of Lapenta Interns Read More »
Five new projects will build on outcomes from NOAA’s community-led urban heat mapping campaigns NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) is pleased to announce $1.25 million for five new projects that will support decision making in neighborhoods grappling with inequitably distributed impacts from the deadliest weather-related risk in the United States—extreme heat. As climate change makes heat waves more frequent and longer
The Southeast faces numerous climate hazards, and this targeted set of resources can help communities across the region build climate resilience.
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Rolls Out Southeast Region Read More »
The study focuses on investigating the controlling factors of urban heat in Bengaluru, India and showcases multiple methods of urban heat analysis.
Urban Heat Case Study Demonstrates Impacts of Vegetation in Bengaluru, India Read More »