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
Through a series of Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment workshops in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, Pacific RISA gathered constituent input to tailor climate science summaries to local needs.
The report describes the difficult forecast, the forecasted rainfall totals, and summarizes the actual event details.
SCIPP RISA’s preliminary summary report of Hurricane Barry now available Read More »
The workshop took place July 16-17 and included senior technical leaders from major utilities for New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City, Houston, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, and Edmonton (among others) along with representatives of various umbrella organizations linking cities (large and small) to pragmatic responses to climate.
The Northeast Urban RISA welcomes Anna LoPresti as its new Sustained Assessment Specialist. LoPresti will join a small network of assessment specialists who synthesize research findings and information about adaptation activities in their region as ongoing input to the National Climate Assessment and relevant regional processes. The South Central RISA is also currently seeking a new Sustained Assessment Specialist.
RISA Sustained Assessment Specialists — one new hire and one open position Read More »
Pacific RISA is leveraging the NCA4 regional chapter and Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment with workshops and new products that respond to informational requests from the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands and aim to build a more robust and inclusive regional network
New research identifies atmospheric rivers as the dominant driver of extreme precipitation and changes in the precipitation regime in future climate along the US West coast.
Using NOAA Tides and Currents data, SCIPP has created a live storm surge tracker to monitor storm surge events at 25 locations across the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Barry approaches.
SCIPP RISA announces availability of Live Storm Surge Tracker for Tropical Storm Barry Read More »
This recently released report summarizes a multi-agency regional forum on wildfire and a project to learn lessons from unprecedented wildfires in the region during 2016 and 2018.
Researchers from the California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), a NOAA RISA team, led the San Diego Regional Climate Assessment. The American Planning Association recently incorporated their results into a new report.
Pacific RISA fostered an inspiring conversation between His Excellency and representatives from Hawai’i state and local government, international consulates, NGOs, and academia.