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
The webinar will discuss current conditions and the outlook for the rest of a fall into winter as well as tools to prepare for, monitor, and respond to the climate conditions this winter.
Preparing your Winter Toolbox: Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar for California-Nevada Read More »
The Climate Program Office’s Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) Program, in collaboration with the National Integrated Drought Information system (NIDIS) program is announcing 11 new 3-year projects in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) that aim to advance our capability to more integrally characterize and anticipate U.S. droughts in the context of hydroclimatic variability and change, linking this research
Characterizing and Anticipating U.S. Droughts’ Complex Interactions Read More »
NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program is announcing five new 2-year projects in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), through a multi-program collaboration, that aim to improve our understanding and use of drought indicators, thresholds and triggers, and drought impact reporting to inform decision-making to prepare for and respond to drought. The competitively selected projects total $2,776,805,
Coping with Drought Read More »
Called a story map, the interactive tool provides a background on stormwater and wastewater services for decision makers, scientists, and others working with or providing climate information and data for water utilities.
New Interactive Tool: Water Utilities and Climate Read More »
NOAA’s approach to climate and health, and in building the National Integrated Heat Health Information System using an integrated information systems approach, is of great interest to the National Security and Intelligence communities as they tackle the rapidly emerging issue of health and security.
CPO’s Juli Trtanj to Speak on Climate and Health at Environmental Security Summit Read More »
The successful community science campaign leveraged NOAA leadership and scientific rigor with the additional organization of local community and government groups to compile a heat dataset that can be used to minimize extreme heat risk in cities across the country.
2020 Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign Successfully Finishes Read More »
Outdoor recreation is a major contributor to the Intermountain West’s economy, but the future viability of many businesses—particularly small businesses—in the industry is threatened by their drought vulnerabilities and the region’s projected increases in drought severity and frequency.
New Report on Drought and Outdoor Recreation Read More »
Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon will discuss results from new research that says Texans need to prepare for a near future that is hotter, drier, and fraught with more water extremes.
NIDIS to host webinar on the future of drought in Texas Read More »
On July 28th and 29th, the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) hosted discussions on the urgent challenges of extreme heat in urban areas and in occupational settings. The discussions were moderated by Thomson Reuters reporters, and featured experts from government, academia, and industry.
GHHIN hosts webinar on Dialogues on Heat in the City and in the Workplace Read More »
The Report provides insight into the many accomplishments of the program over the previous year and the opportunities that lie ahead.
NIDIS highlights 2019 achievements in first ever Annual Report Read More »