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
Over forty scientists from six countries convened in Raleigh, NC on June 4–6 2012 to review the status and prospects of sea spray aerosol research. The conclusions of this workshop were outlined in a paper recently published on June 21 in Atmospheric Science Letters.
Marine aerosol workshop report released in Atmospheric Science Letters Read More »
A paper by University of Washington researchers and co-authors at eight institutions across the West aims to explain this wide range, and provide policymakers and the public with a framework for comparison. The study, funded by NOAA through its Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program and its National Integrated Drought Information System was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Clearing up confusion on future of Colorado River flows Read More »
In a study funded in part by the NOAA Climate Program Office’s MAPP program, researchers have constructed a 700-year record of the climate phenomenon known as El Niño that may be the most accurate ever made.
Tree-ring data reveals mark of human activities on late-20th century El Niños Read More »
David Herring, AAAS Fellow and Director of Communication and Education at the NOAA Climate Program Office, wrote a guest article for the inaugural issue of the webLyzard Newsletter on strategies and online tools for conveying science.
Assessing the Impact of Science Communication: Strategies and Online Tools Read More »
Monika Kopacz of NOAA’s Earth System Science program participated in a full-day meeting with a group of 21 agency and U.S. Global Change Research Program representatives aimed at improving interagency coordination of nitrogen cycle research and identifying opportunities for interagency collaboration.
Nitrogen cycle interagency group meets at USGCR Read More »
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan delivered the Welcome and Opening Keynote Address at Capitol Hill Oceans Week on June 4 in Washington, D.C. One of the projects Dr. Sullivan mentioned in her remarks was the Marine InVest tool. NOAA CPO’s Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications program is currently supporting a project involving the marine InVEST tool in Galveston Bay, Tx.
Acting NOAA Administrator mentions CPO-supported project in keynote address Read More »
Today, NOAA announced Wayne Higgins, Ph.D., as director of NOAA’s Climate Program Office. Higgins, who has spent much of his career at the forefront of weather and climate prediction for NOAA’s National Weather Service, starts his new position July 28.
Wayne Higgins named director of NOAA’s Climate Program Office Read More »
A newly released case study explores the wide-reaching impacts of drought in Texas. Central Texas entered its third consecutive year of drought in 2013, which began in 2011 when the state endured its worst single-year drought and hottest summer in recorded history. That year, communities in Central Texas faced 90 days of triple-digit heat, during which extensive wildfires burned hundreds of homes.
New Case Study: Drought in Central Texas Read More »
There will be a demo of the new and improved NOAA Climate.gov web portal for members of the public, constituents and media on Tuesday, May 28, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
Public Demo of NOAA Climate.gov v2.0 Read More »
Today, NOAA unveiled a new and improved version of Climate.gov, a one-stop web resource for information about our changing climate from NOAA and agencies across the federal government. Climate.gov upgrades include expanded content and simplifying access to new data tools, imagery, educational resources and more.
Redesigned Climate.gov puts power of climate data in users’ hands Read More »