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
A new study shows that though seasonal forecasts failed to predict the unusual California preciptation during the winters of 2015-16 and 2016-17, forecasts issued a month ahead — within the subseasonal timescale and much further ahead than a normal weather forecast — could have accurately predicted the abnormal winter rain.
When noise becomes signal Read More »
As the 2018 wildfire season comes into full swing, scientists are participating in the first of many field experiments to measure and analyze the wildfire smoke that covers a significant portion of the United States each year. This project, called the Western Wildfire Experiment for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol Absorption and Nitrogen (WE-CAN), will conduct 15 to 20 smoke-observation flights between late July and August out of Boise, Idaho.
Studying wildfires by flying directly through the smoke Read More »
The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit team has unveiled an enhanced version of its “Climate Explorer” — a free, web-based mapping and graphing tool providing decision-relevant climate data for every county in the contiguous United States.
Upgraded Web Tool Offers Improved Access to Local Climate Projections Read More »
This story map describes the NOAA RISA program and highlights success stories from teams within the RISA Network.
Growing the RISA Network to Better Serve the Nation Read More »
The NOAA CPO Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program co-hosted a webinar with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) program on the topic California Drought 2011-2017: A Story About the Historic Drought on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 2- 3 p.m. ET.
The NOAA CPO Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program is hosting a webinar on the topic Fire: Modeling and Prediction Issues (Part 2) on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 1- 2:30 p.m. ET
MAPP Webinar Series: Fire: Modeling and Prediction Issues (Part 2) Read More »
The NOAA CPO Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program hosted a webinar on the topic Fire: Modeling and Prediction Issues (Part 1) on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 10 – 11:30 a.m. ET
MAPP Webinar Series: Fire: Modeling and Prediction Issues (Part 1) Read More »
In this webinar, the National Weather Service and the RISA Program present stories about researchers, forecasters, and fire managers working together to improve public and wildland firefighter safety.
RISA and NWS Present: Wildfire is a Joint Venture Enterprise (Recording available) Read More »
CIRC RISA has compiled a comprehensive report detailing what they’ve learned and accomplished from 2010 to 2017, providing a kind of mini climate assessment of the Pacific Northwest.
Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest Read More »
Participants from NOAA and its 12 testbeds, including NOAA MAPP Program-funded investigators leading projects under the Climate Test Bed, and other academic and private sector partners met for the 9th annual workshop to enhance communication and exchange lessons-learned and best practices across the current NOAA and related test beds/proving grounds.