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
Extreme temperature events threaten vulnerable populations with limited access to shelter and water and/or with pre-existing health conditions.
The partnership will help advance the Working Group’s multi-year indicator and platform development effort.
The findings address an important gap in understanding that could help advance prediction capability for U.S. summer to fall precipitation.
Study links ocean temperature contrast to August-October U.S precipitation variability Read More »
Coincident drought and flooding events can compound to be even more damaging than a drought or flood alone.
New research highlights important risk of rapid drought to wet period transitions Read More »
Researchers, funded in part by CPO’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate Program (AC4), have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels using ambient air samples and a well-known isotope of carbon that scientists have relied on for decades to date archaeological sites.
Tracking fossil fuel emissions with carbon-14 Read More »
Researchers from NOAA and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, funded by CPO’s Climate Observations and Monitoring Program, have greater confidence that warming surface temperatures and increasing tropical cyclone intensity appear to go hand-in-hand.
Link between Earth’s heat and hurricane strength grows Read More »
The partnership kicked off this week with the onboarding of a Office of National Marine Sanctuaries-CPO shared position: Climate Coordinator/Visiting Scientist, Dr. Zac Cannizzo.
The report captures two days of plenary presentations as well as small breakout group discussions, and provides recommendations for future research directions for ESSM and partners.
ESSM releases Extreme Heat Workshop Report Read More »
Observations, in combination with models, are important for better understanding processes driving regional extreme heat events.
The role of sustained observations in regional extreme heat attribution Read More »
The findings have important implications for changes we are likely to see in the 21st century.