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
There will be a Hill briefing on Adaptation Strategies and Information Needs in Response to Extreme Weather Events for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate staff on April 22, 2013.
Hill Briefing on Responding to Extreme Events Read More »
The planning committee for six case study workshops on “Adaptation Strategies and Information Needs in Response to Extreme Events” is hosting a culminating Synthesis Workshop scheduled for April 15, 2013, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Details on how to register for the webcast are available online. Download the full agenda here.
Extreme Events Workshop Series to Culminate in Synthesis Workshop Read More »
WE&T Magazine highlights a collaborative research project that examines how water utilities, resource managers, and county and regional planners make decisions before and during extreme weather.
WE&T Magazine Highlights SARP-funded Extreme Events Workshops Read More »
A newly released case study explores the wide-reaching impacts of four consecutive extreme weather events in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) in Georgia, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars in damaged infrastructure, homes, and businesses and threatened water supply for ecological, agricultural, energy, and urban water users.
New Case Study: Extreme Events in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Read More »
A case study workshop will be held on December 17, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy & Derecho Read More »
In a place routinely afflicted by drought, water managers in Tampa Bay use climate forecasts to ensure a water supply to people’s taps without sucking the region’s rivers, wetlands, and groundwater dry. The limits of their innovation might be tested in a future which could pose even more challenges to ensuring the oasis remains green.
Florida’s Fragile Oasis Read More »
The second of five workshops sponsored by NOAA’s Sectorial Applications Research Program, EPA, the Water Environmental Research Foundation and WaterRF took place in Gwinnett County, Georgia, on May 9 and 10. The focus of the workshop was on adaptation strategies and information needs in response to extreme events.
Foundation Workshop Series Addresses Extreme Events Response Read More »
The National Integrated Drought Information System has partnered with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Georgia to produce a drought outlook and agricultural decision-support document for farmers in the Southeast U.S.
As coastal communities confront intensified storm surges, flooding and a host of other impacts as a result of the Earth’s changing climate, a multimedia self-guided educational module on coastal climate change was released today.
New Online Tools for Coastal Climate Learning and Training Now Available Read More »