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
An executive summary of the National Integrated Heat Health Information System workshop in July, 2016 outlines outcomes and recommendations for different aspects of heat health resilience in the El Paso-Juárez-Las Cruces Region.
Report: First Regional NIHHIS Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Workshop in El Paso, TX Read More »
On January 30, 2017, NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) met to discuss current and future data assimilation activities using JPSS products.
OAR and NESDIS team up to improve satellite-based data assimilation Read More »
NOAA Research-funded scientists have reported a sobering finding in Science regarding our Nation’s severe weather: the tornado outbreaks with the most tornadoes are spawning more tornadoes than ever before and are occurring more often.
A new NOAA Research-funded study warns that from 2054-2079, sea level rise could lead to a total of 165 flooding events compared to the 1979-2004 total of 7 flooding events in the Big Apple, and that major flood events may be 3 to 4 times more frequent.
On behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA is soliciting public comments on the draft Climate Science Special Report (CSSR).
NOAA soliciting public comments on Climate Science Special Report Read More »
Representatives from academia, government, and the private sector recently concluded a two day NOAA-supported workshop on improving understanding and prediction of extreme weather and climate from two weeks to a season ahead (subseasonal to seasonal). This workshop followed a kickoff meeting for a new NOAA Research-organized Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Task Force.
A new NOAA-sponsored report shows that unprecedented warming air temperature in 2016 triggered massive declines in sea ice and snow cover across the Arctic, and brought a record-breaking delay to fall sea ice freeze up. Learn more through our image highlights of the 2016 Arctic Report Card.
NOAA’s 2016 Arctic Report Card: Visual highlights Read More »
Two new NOAA Research-funded studies provide insight into a potential new source of El Niño predictability and future research and forecast challenges for these ocean warming events.
How ocean subsurface heat could help predict El Niño and future forecast challenges Read More »
This two-page summary gives an overview of the NACSP and highlights key accomplishments during 2016, as well as some key goals for collaboration in 2017.
North American Climate Services Partnership: 2016 Accomplishments Report Read More »
On June 21-23, 2016, the North American Climate Services Partnership (NACSP) joined with the biennial North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Forum and annual North American Fire Forecasting Workshop to convene a joint workshop in Fort Worth, Texas, on drought, wildfire and climate services across North America. Click here for a summary report of the meeting.
2016 North American Drought, Wildfire and Climate Services Forum: Meeting Report Read More »