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 Climate and Fisheries Adaptation program is announcing eight new three-year Fiscal Year 2023 projects focused on increased understanding and promoting the adaptation and resilience of U.S. marine fisheries and fishing communities to rapidly changing climate and ocean conditions.
The public health threat of air pollution in Africa, which already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually, is expected to intensify under rapid urbanization and population growth. To develop strategies for improving air quality monitoring and research in East Africa, scientists from around the world convened for workshops virtually in 2021 and in-person in
African air quality: framework for a proactive observing and modeling strategy Read More »
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
Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models Read More »
In a study published in Science, scientists describe a newly discovered reaction that improves modeling of methane in the atmosphere. Modeling methane’s atmospheric lifetime is important to understanding how the potent greenhouse gas contributes to climate change. To date, models consistently overestimate the amount of hydroxyl radicals (OH), the molecules responsible for breaking down methane,
New discovery in atmospheric chemistry helps predict methane’s role in climate change Read More »
Scientists published a study in Nature Communications addressing this issue using the Community Earth System Model 2 Large Ensemble (CESM2-LE) to simulate sea surface temperatures (SST) under historical and future climate scenarios.
Climate variability in North Atlantic to increase dramatically by mid-century 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 »
This year’s notice of funding opportunity consists of six competitions to advance understanding of Earth’s climate system through interdisciplinary, integrated scientific research.
Climate Program Office seeks proposals to advance climate science, resilience Read More »
This article with NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick continues a series of interviews with NOAA employees and scientists in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Women’s History Month: A Conversation with NOAA Chief Scientist, Dr. Sarah Kapnick Read More »
This new partnership between NOAA and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents a major milestone in the journey towards building a more climate resilient nation and world.
Learn how the CMRA portal and Assessment Tool can assist communities in understanding their exposure to common climate hazards, now and in the future.