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
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.
Join the AMS AGU GeoHealth Showcase on 9 March on Zoom Read More »
More than 10 CPO staff, research team members, and interns will attend and present on climate-related topics at the 2023 American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting. The presentations represent a total of 19 abstracts. As leaders in the field, some of the staff will lead sessions and town halls while others are supporting authors. See the full list of CPO presentations at AMS below.
Showcasing the Heat.gov portal, housed under NOAA’s CPO, provides a one-stop hub on heat and health for the U.S. and is a priority of President Biden’s National Climate Task Force and its Interagency Working Group on Extreme Heat.
Heat.gov to be Showcased as a Side Event at COP27 Read More »
The Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign program is a signature program of NIHHIS, and the results from the mapping campaigns can be used to inform decision makers and implement cooling solutions across the US.
NIHHIS to Host Webinar on the 2022 Urban Heat Island Campaign Mapping Results Read More »
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.
NOAA’s NIHHIS along with partners at NESDIS’s data visualization lab and NOAA’s Science on a Sphere have developed a virtual reality experience that will be highlighted by the US Government at the US Center during COP27.
NOAA Science on a Sphere Virtual Reality Experience to be highlighted at COP27 Read More »
This webinar series will provide the first public look at early outcomes from the 5 Extreme Heat Risk Initiative awards currently underway as well as research outcomes focused on heat from across the CPO portfolio.
On August 7th, more than 100 volunteers in Montgomery County, MD participated in the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) “Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign”.
Event Recap: Montgomery County Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mapping Campaign Read More »
NIDIS and NIHHIS are working together to inform Congress, the media, and other stakeholders how worsening drought and heat conditions are severely impacting communities in the West and Southern Plains.
Congressional Staffers and Media Attend NIDIS/NIHHIS Drought and Heat Webinars Read More »
This Sunday, August 7th, volunteers in Montgomery County, MD will participate in the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) “Urban Heat Mapping Campaign”. The data gathered will inform solutions to combat extreme heat impacts in the county.
NIHHIS Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mapping Campaign comes to Montgomery County, MD Read More »