IRAP-funded study provides new recommendations for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging 15 September 2022

IRAP-funded study provides new recommendations for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging

This research analyzed focus group responses to better understand the context for heat health warning systems and help incorporate stakeholder needs and interests into future management.

SCIPP, a NOAA RISA team, to host a climate justice-focused webinar on Disaster Recovery and Preparedness for Communities on the Frontlines 8 September 2022

SCIPP, a NOAA RISA team, to host a climate justice-focused webinar on Disaster Recovery and Preparedness for Communities on the Frontlines

This virtual webinar will highlight stories from community leaders and organizers in the Gulf South who are preparing their communities for future severe weather events and disruptions, even in the midst of ongoing recovery from previous disasters.

New Dashboard to Complement the Utah Hazard Planning Tool Created by Western Water Assessment, a NOAA RISA Team, Provides Resources on Historic, Current, and Future Natural Hazards in the West 25 August 2022

New Dashboard to Complement the Utah Hazard Planning Tool Created by Western Water Assessment, a NOAA RISA Team, Provides Resources on Historic, Current, and Future Natural Hazards in the West

The Utah Hazard Planning Dashboard was developed with input from hazard planners and providers of hazard information to share the best available information about the historical incidence, current risk and future projections of natural hazards.

New study, funded by the California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), a NOAA RISA team, explores climate change impact on future atmospheric river flood damages in the western U.S. 19 August 2022

New study, funded by the California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), a NOAA RISA team, explores climate change impact on future atmospheric river flood damages in the western U.S.

The study, published in the Journal of Scientific Reports, reveals that annual expected atmospheric river-related flood damages in the western United States could increase significantly, raising important questions for policymakers aiming to target efforts to more effectively adapt to climate change.

Wanda I. Crespo Acevedo, Climate Adaptation Program Specialist in support of the NOAA-RISA Program in Puerto Rico, to present to FEMA on Puerto Rico’s Recovery and the Climate Crisis 5 August 2022

Wanda I. Crespo Acevedo, Climate Adaptation Program Specialist in support of the NOAA-RISA Program in Puerto Rico, to present to FEMA on Puerto Rico’s Recovery and the Climate Crisis

This August 24th webinar will increase the capacities of the FEMA’s staff to address the challenges associated with the climate crisis as part of the Hurricane’s Irma and María recovery efforts.

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