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
Leads from the Nation’s six major climate modeling centers will meet for the third year in a row to work toward developing a common national climate modeling strategy.
Third annual U.S. Climate Modeling Summit and Arctic Modeling Workshop Read More »
Many outdoor workers get uncomfortably warm during the hot days of summer. As employers are responsible for providing a safe workplace, they need to know when uncomfortable becomes unhealthy.
Predictions for the summer of 2017 show most of the contiguous United States has elevated chances for warmer-than-average temperatures. The summer outlook map and other forecasts in this Web app can help outdoor workers and their supervisors understand heat hazards, keep workers safe and productive, and even save lives.
Protecting Outdoor Workers from Extreme Heat Read More »
Schools are letting out, Memorial Day is nearly here, and for many Americans that means the unofficial start of summer. And if it’s summer, then it ‘s time to start paying attention to the risk of extreme heat. According to NOAA’s summer outlook, most of the United States is favored to have a hotter than average summer in 2017. Only in the Great Plains do forecasters think the chances for a cool or a normal summer are equal to the chances of a hot summer. Everywhere else—from Alaska to southern California, and from Maine to Texas—odds are tilted toward well above average warmth. The absolute highest chances for a much warmer than usual summer are in Hawaii. (see the large version of the map below for Hawaii and Alaska.
NOAA Releases Summer Climate Outlook for 2017 Read More »
The NOAA/OAR Climate Program Office’s MAPP Program will host a webinar on Monday, June 5, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET on our program and new funding opportunities. This webinar will describe the MAPP Program, including our research focus areas and partnerships inside and outside of NOAA, our three new competitions, and the process for applying to our competitions. We will close with a Q&A session in which we will answer questions of general interest in real time via the chat function in WebEx.
MAPP Programmatic Webinar: The MAPP Program and its FY 2018 Funding Opportunities Read More »
NOAA’s Adopt-a-Drifter website has been upgraded.
New Website for Adopt-a-Drifter Read More »
A study published in Climate Dynamics highlights the importance of boundary layer clouds in interannual to interdecadal atmosphere-ocean variability, as well as their influence in sea surface temperature simulations.
Until recently, no centralized resource allowed climate information users to connect with the wide array of information and services available in the West.
A Climate Services Database for Western States Read More »
Increasing use of glider surveys will enable a robust and accurate climatology of the Gulf Stream.
Underwater gliders provide high-resolution observations in the Gulf Stream Read More »
A CPO-supported study analyzed this mode of variability, which can lead to improved rainfall predictions in the tropics and across the subtropics—including the United States.
Climate impacts of Atlantic Multidecadal Variability Read More »
A new CPO-supported study published in Current Climate Change Reports discusses major advances in understanding decadal predictability and prediction of temperature over the past few years, as well as new prediction methods.
What progress have we made predicting a year to decades ahead? Read More »