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Initiatives
NOAA One Health Team to host first NOAA One Health
The 1st NOAA One Health Summit will bring together scientists and practitioners across the agency to connect and highlight NOAA’s work on health and related issues, and with the health sector, that support the One Health approach.
Join the AMS AGU GeoHealth Showcase on 9 March on Zoom
CPO Climate and Health Team co-organized this 1-day showcase to highlight the best climate and health presentations from the AMS and AGU annual meetings.
New website offers an inventory of CitSci efforts to track coastal change
This is just one output from CPO’s Coastal Inundation Risk Team, encouraging on-the-ground citizen science through the use of interactive visual tools.
CPO’s Marine Ecosystems Climate Risk Team (MERT) Leads Session At International Marine Protected Areas Congress 5
MERT aims to provide climate research and information to reinforce and expand the application of climate science in National Marine Sanctuaries activities, and ultimately improve long-term planning and management of the Sanctuaries System in support of NOAA’s Stewardship mission.
Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard for Heat Released as Outcome of Heat Risk Team FY21 Competition
This methodology, extended from the original Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard (PIRS) approach, enables communities to understand their net impact on heat resilience planning and policies to see where they are reducing heat and also where they may be adding to the problem.
MERT and Sanctuaries Hold Webinar to Introduce PSL Marine Heatwave Forecasting Tool to Sanctuary Managers
This June 29 webinar served to foster CPO and OAR’s growing partnership with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS).
Using Machine Learning to Combat the Urban Heat Island Effect
In a new COM-funded study, machine learning techniques are used to create a model of heat and carbon processes in the urban environment to provide resources for mitigation.
NOAA’s Applied Research Center for Dataset Development (ARC) Develops New Climate Dataset for Health Users
This dataset and tool are directly responsive to requests Dr. Spinrad heard from health practitioners at a NOAA Climate and Equity Roundtable event held in October 2021.
Applications now being accepted for 2022 Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaigns
The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and CAPA Strategies are now accepting applications from organizations interested in participating in the 2022 cohort of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) mapping campaigns. Over the past four years, more than three dozen cities across the United States. have participated in the UHI campaign program to map …
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