This is the authoritative text for planners on the issue of urban heat island resilience, and it was funded by the Extreme Heat Risk Initiative of CPO.
This article kicks off a series of interviews with NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) employees and CPO-funded scientists in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Kathie Dello is the state climatologist of North Carolina and the director of the North Carolina State Climate Office (NCSCO). She is the 5th permanent director and first woman to hold this position at the NCSCO in the office’s history.
In a brief video, Western Water Assessment’s Lisa Dilling speaks to historic drought, water shortages, and raging wildfires in the West.
The 2021 Virtual RISA Network Meeting, held December 1-2, enabled peer-to-peer learning, advancement of the RISA Program Theory, and engagement with recent and ongoing justice, equity, inclusion, and diversity initiatives.
Several new projects—including those focused on island resilience and coastal blue carbon—were highlighted during events hosted by the U.S. Center.
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