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Applications now open nationwide for community-led heat-monitoring campaigns

Today, the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring opened applications for communities across the U.S. to monitor and evaluate factors influencing local heat risk, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, selected communities will receive $10,000 and technical support to collect heat distribution data through community-led campaigns.  “The […]

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ESSM-supported researchers honored with American Geophysical Union Awards

Thirteen researchers supported by the Climate Program Office’s Earth System Science and Modeling (ESSM) programs in the past decade received Union and Section Awards for their work on marine ecosystems, solar radiation modification, ocean dynamics, methane, and more.

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New report identifies ways to strengthen engagement and action for tribal drought resilience

The report synthesizes outcomes of a workshop that the National Integrated Drought Information System convened with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation to explore pressing needs related to building drought resilience among Tribal Nations.

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Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models

The Climate Program Office supported a new study published in Earth’s Future that advances efforts to improve projections of how extreme rainfall will increase as global temperatures rise. Extreme rainfall events have significant environmental and societal impacts such as floods or water shortages. The general circulation models scientists use to predict extreme rainfall trends typically

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