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
High evaporation and reduced Mississippi River flows were the primary drivers of Louisiana’s severe drought and saltwater intrusion crisis in 2023. The study emphasized the critical role of atmospheric conditions in understanding, predicting, and protecting water resources.
Study reveals key factors behind Louisiana’s 2023 water crisis Read More »
Targeted outreach tool provides information on water supplies and drought potential for a crucial watershed.
NIDIS and Partners Launch ACF Basin Drought & Water Dashboard and StoryMap Read More »
The webinars guide users through dashboard tools related to historical weather observations, the National Water Model, and ENSO impacts in the U.S.
Water Resources Dashboard: Upcoming Webinars (November 2017) Read More »
A study funded in part by CPO’s Sectoral Applications Research Program and published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association developed an improved reconstruction of the Columbia River streamflow.
New Columbia River streamflow reconstruction Read More »
Driven by feedback from water resource managers, federal agencies and others, NOAA and partners have developed the Water Resources Dashboard: a one-stop website for relevant water data on drought, flooding, precipitation, climate and other measures.
Water Resources Dashboard provides “one-stop shop” for water data needs Read More »
CPO’s Roger Pulwarty is the lead author of “Adaptation challenges in complex rivers: The Guadiana and the Colorado Basins,” which was published in the January 2015 issue of Water Resources Management.
Our series on “Climate Information for Managing Risks In Water Resources” is resuming on Tuesday Dec 3rd at 1:30 p.m. ET. Our first talk will be by Mark Deutschman, Ph.D., PE. Mark is a civil engineer and Vice President of Houston Engineering. He will discuss the work he has done with citizen groups in the Klamath Basin in developing a tool to provide climate and water resource data for decision-making.
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SARP Webinar Series (December) Read More »
A bilateral workshop on “Scenario Planning for Climate Adaptation” in the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo region will take place September 10-11, 2014 at the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission in El Paso,Texas.
“Scenario Planning for Climate Adaptation” workshop along the U.S./Mexico border Read More »
Lisa Dilling, assistant professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, is the new director of the Western Water Assessment (WWA), an applied research program that addresses societal vulnerabilities related to climate, particularly in the area of water resources.
Western Water Assessment RISA welcomes new director Read More »
The NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP), US National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Water Research Foundation, Water Environment Federation (WEF), Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and American Water Works Association (AWWA) announce our next joint webinar as part of our series on “Climate Information for Managing Risks In Water Resources.”
The next webinar will take place on Thursday, May 22nd from 1 – 2 PM EST (for additional information, please click the Article Title). Please click here to register.
SARP Webinar Series (May) Read More »