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
A new MAPP- and NIDIS-supported study published in Nature attributes Northern Hemisphere snowpack trends since the 1980s to human-induced warming using observations and climate models, warning of a rapidly approaching “tipping-point” of increased melt and water resource risks.
CPO-Supported Researchers Attribute Snowpack Loss to Human-Induced Warming Read More »
More than 10 CPO staff, research team members, and interns will attend and present and lead sessions focused on climate topics relevant to CPO’s mission at the American Meteorological Society 104th Annual Meeting.
CPO Staff Will Participate in AMS 2024 Meeting Read More »
New research improves our understanding of the crucial ocean carbonate system with support from COM, CVP, and GOMO.
Increased Drought Risk in Puerto Rico Correlates to Saharan Dust Plumes Read More »
A new hydroclimate study supported by MAPP and NIDIS finds climate change isn’t producing the expected increase in atmospheric moisture over dry regions, raising concerns about widely used climate models and their links to challenges like drought and wildfire.
Hydroclimate Models Questioned: Study Reveals Surprising Moisture Trends in Dry Regions Read More »
The report provides an overview on how a changing climate is impacting drought assessment and identifies priority actions and research questions.
NIDIS and USDA Release New Report on Drought Assessment in a Changing Climate Read More »
The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) represents the latest science in assessing changes in the climate, its national and regional impacts, and options to reduce present and future risk. Every five years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program releases a new National Climate Assessment. The newest assessment, NCA5, is a resource to understand how drought
NCA5: Drought and Climate Change in 10 Maps Read More »
In a changing climate, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts may change. This poses new challenges for drought assessment. To discuss these challenges, the CPO-led National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Climate Hubs co-hosted the Drought Assessment in a Changing Climate Technical Working Meeting on February 28–March
Assessing Drought In A Changing Climate Read More »
Funding will support tribal nations addressing current and future drought risk on their lands.
NIDIS Invests Approximately $2 Million to Build Tribal Drought Resilience Read More »
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 2pm EDT
The competition lead will hold an additional informational webinar which will provide general information about feedback provided on letters of intent, as well as full application requirements.
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support NOAA’s efforts to work with tribal nations in the West with drought challenges and opportunities