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
Analysis of the United States Drought Monitor shows it increasingly underestimates the frequency and severity of drought conditions, especially in the American West, suggesting that its drought classification thresholds may no longer align with the current, changing climate realities.
Changing climate trends make assessing and predicting drought more complex Read More »
The report contains the many accomplishments of the NIDIS program over the previous year and discusses opportunities that lie ahead.
NIDIS Releases 2023 Annual Report Read More »
The NIDIS Executive Council meeting will share information about the program’s strategic plan, regional early warning systems, and development of new partnerships and initiatives.
NIDIS Executive Council Hosts Bi-Annual Meeting Read More »
Elements of NOAA’s scientific advancements in 2023 were made possible through CPO investments.
Climate Program Office Featured in 2023 NOAA Science Report Read More »
New study with support from AC4, MAPP, and NIDIS analyzes two-decade long dataset to find a global increase in fires along the wildland-urban interface (WUI), with implications for air quality, climate, and property exposure.
Fires Along the Wildland-Urban Interface On the Rise Read More »
Researchers funded by AC4, MAPP, and NIDIS publish a comprehensive report on the relationships between air pollution and weather/climate extremes such as extreme precipitation, floods, droughts, wildfires, and heat waves, calling for interdisciplinary collaborations and enhanced observational and modeling capabilities.
MAPP- and NIDIS-funded researchers investigated the decline in near-surface humidity in the Southwestern US and its role in increased wildfire activity over the past 50 years.
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 »