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 Third WMO/IOC Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) Western Indian Ocean Capacity Building Workshop will be hosted by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) on April 16-20, 2012, in Mombasa, Kenya.
For over 15 years, NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program has been supporting research teams that conduct interdisciplinary and regionally relevant research to inform resource management, planning, and public policy. The program’s new 2011 annual report contains a description of the major activities and accomplishments of the RISAs in 2011.
NOAA RISA 2011 Annual Report now available online Read More »
Three training courses in Colorado, Arizona, and West Virginia are scheduled for spring 2012. The courses are designed to guide conservation and resource management practitioners through the essential elements in the design of climate adaptation plans.
Course on Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments Read More »
A drifting buoy was adopted and deployed in November 2011 as part of NOAA’s Adopt a Drifter Program, and is being followed by students as it tracks northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.
Students Track A Buoy Drifting Near the Hawaiian Islands Read More »
In partnership with state, tribal, and federal agency partners, the Obama Administration has released the first draft national strategy to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and help reduce the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and the people and economies that depend on them.
In April 2011, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-hosted a workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Responses: Societal Indicators for the National Climate Assessment.
National Climate Assessment Societal Indicators Report Released Read More »
Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.
Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future Read More »
In a recently published article, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco and co-authors, Dr. Laura Petes (Ecosystem Science Advisor in the NOAA Climate Program Office) and Thomas R. Karl (Director of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center), discuss how NOAA is addressing the growing demand for climate information in coastal and oceanic sectors.
Workshop convenes a team of disciplinary and multi-disciplinary experts to discuss extreme weather-related events in California, and their impacts on different sectors of the economy such as energy, public health, agriculture, coastal resources, and ecosystems.
A study conducted by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory scientists Patricia Quinn and Timothy Bates helps clear up our cloudy understanding of the role of phytoplankton in the ecosystem.
Scientists recast phyotplankton’s role in regulating climate change Read More »