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
From July 28-30, Climate Program Office Director Wayne Higgins and CPO Climate and Health Lead Juli Trtanj are particiating in a workshop on the development of climate services for a National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS).
National Integrated Heat Health Information System Workshop Read More »
In a visit to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, President Barack Obama lauded the CPO-led Climate Resilience Toolkit, a key part of his Climate Action Plan.
CPO Director Wayne Higgins and Roger Pulwarty are scheduled to participate in a Climate Program Office “Day on the Hill” on Tuesday, April 21.
CPO to brief Hill staff on CPO programs and efforts Read More »
The International Academy of the Digital Arts & Sciences has chosen the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit–an initiative led by NOAA’s Climate Program Office–as one of five nominees for the annual Webby Awards for online excellence. We are nominated in the ‘Green’ category. If you’re a fan of our site, please consider voting for us.
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit nominated for Webby Awards Read More »
People who are interested in climate have a new source of maps and data on NOAA Climate.gov. The recently updated page at Climate.gov/maps-data offers easy-to-understand climate maps, a visual catalog of popular climate products, and instructional pages that cover the fundamentals of measuring climate variables and processing and using climate data.
Have you ever wanted to test your climate prediction skills against the experts’? Now you can! Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate.gov team released Climate Challenge, a new educational online game that invites players to learn more about climate science and to test their knowledge.
NOAA unveils Climate Challenge: an interactive game to build and test climate knowledge Read More »
Staff from the Climate Program Office supported the White House Climate Education and Literacy “Champions of Change” event on Feb. 9.
CPO staff works with White House on “Champions of Change” Event Read More »
In 2014, NOAA’s Climate Program Office, led by Director Wayne Higgins, went through the process of rearticulating its mission, vision, and unique value through the development of the CPO Strategic Plan. The office also made major progress on an Implementation Plan that provides a roadmap to achieving important outcomes in climate science.
Climate.gov team provides visual highlights for 2014 Arctic Report Card Read More »
On October 22, Holdren (and staff) posted a “Call to Action” blog which was essentially the start of the climate education initiative. NOAA’s Climate Program Office in partnership with the Office of Education and the National Ocean Service worked with OSTP to develop the initiative and submitted a number of commitments released in the White House Factsheet (Released Dec. 3).