Biden-Harris Administration invests $12.7 million to develop climate-smart communities through Investing in America agenda
Inflation Reduction Act will support NOAA’s efforts to build climate resilience
Risk Teams
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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CPO’s MERT gives presentation to NOS Coastal Science Board on the Science for Sanctuaries Initiative
On October 29, CPO’s Marine Ecosystem Risk Team (MERT) is making a presentation to the NOS Coastal Science Board. The presentation will introduce MERT and describe the outcomes and ongoing activities of its Science for Sanctuaries Initiative, aiming to increase cross-NOAA collaborations to advance NOAA’s stewardship mission.
Marine Ecosystem Risk Team (MERT) Awarded NOS Peer “Rafting” Award for work with Sanctuaries
The Marine Ecosystem Risk Team has been recognized by NOS for outstanding leadership.