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
The deadline for proposals are May 1, 2013, for Step 1 (Letters of Intent) and July 31, 2013 for Step 2 (full proposals).
Interagency solicitation for proposals on carbon cycle research released Read More »
An early online release of a new study in Journal of Climate—authored by Rym Msadek of NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) and colleagues at GFDL, University of Miami-RSMAS and National Center for Atmospheric Research—compares results from two CMIP5 class models with observations from the trans-Atlantic RAPID array.
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Studied in Two CMIP5 Climate Models Read More »
On Thursday, February 14, Dr. Roger Pulwarty, Director of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), testified at a full committee hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry titled, “Drought, Fire and Freeze: The Economics of Disasters for America’s Agricultural Producers.”
CPO’s Pulwarty Testifies at Capitol Hill Hearing on Current Drought and Drought Outlook Read More »
Members of the Climate Program Office and investigators from the Environmental Research Laboratories participated in the 4th North American Carbon Program (NACP) All-Investigators Meeting (AIM) in Albuquerque NM, Feb. 4-7.
A recently published report by the United Nations Environment Programme seeks to inform a broad audience about permafrost and communicate to decision-makers and the general public the implications of changing permafrost in a warming climate.
UNEP Report on Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost Read More »
On February 21, experts from several agencies and organizations will present forecasts for climate and water supply and the national wildfire outlook in Washington, DC.
National Drought Early Warning Outlook Event on Capitol Hill Read More »
The Tijuana River Valley in Southern California has been the focus of major restoration, conservation, and research efforts, making it a regional system able to accommodate impacts associated with our changing climate. A project funded by CPO’s Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications program aims to maintain and improve the resiliency of this region.
COCA-Funded Project to Strengthen Climate Understanding & Resilience in the River Valley Read More »
The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve is collaborating with Texas Sea Grant to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the Reserve and its surrounding communities.
Scientists with NOAA and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science will coordinate their climate modeling research programs to answer some of the most perplexing questions in climate and Earth systems science.
NOAA and DOE join forces to tackle climate modeling Read More »
With more than 40 million people living under exceptional drought conditions in East Africa, the ability to make accurate predictions of drought has never been more important. In the aftermath of widespread famine and a humanitarian crisis caused by the 2010-2011 drought in the Horn of Africa—possibly the worst drought in 60 years— researchers are striving to determine whether drying trends will continue.
CPO-Supported Study Provides New Insights on Drought Predictions in East Africa Read More »