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DYNAMO campaign aircraft observations improve understanding of MJO

August 3, 2015

Research supported by NOAA CPO's Climate Variability and Predictability (CVP) program has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . The paper by Chen et .. ...

Bringing together 400+ experts to give Earth its annual climate checkup

Jessica Blunden | July 30, 2015

Part science expert, part ringmaster, Jessica Blunden shares the challenges and the value of putting together the State of the Climate report every year.

In Charleston, today's floods are tomorrow's high tides

July 29, 2015

Several times per year, seawater floods some of the streets in Charleston, South Carolina. Taking steps to deal with this "nuisance" flooding can help the city prepare for sea level rise.

A wet several days for southern California

Tom Di Liberto | July 28, 2015

Dangerous flooding amidst a record drought? Just call it another week in California.

CPO-supported publication highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research for improving regional models of relative sea level change

July 27, 2015

New research synthesis supported by NOAA's Climate Program Office has been published in Current Climate Change Reports. The paper by Kopp et al., "Geographic Variability of Sea-Level Change" ... ...

Wildfires burn up western North America

Tom Di Liberto | July 24, 2015

Hot and dry are the perfect ingredients for wildfires, and the recipe was on the menu across western North America in 2015.

Climate Challenge: How bad was the U. S. drought in June 2015?

Rebecca Lindsey | July 23, 2015

The June round of our “Climate Challenge” social media game pitted experts against players to answer the following question: What percent area of the United States will be in severe drought or worse in June 2015?

Facilitating the Use of Drought Early Warning Information through Interactions with Agricultural Stakeholders

July 22, 2015

Rapid onset drought events or "flash droughts" occur rapidly (i.e., as short as a few weeks) and can impact agriculture harsher than longer lasting droughts because farmers have less time to prepare . ...

Climate & the crowds at national parks

Caitlyn Kennedy | July 22, 2015

Will global warming cause tourism at U.S. National Parks to warm up or overheat?

National Integrated Heat Health Information System Workshop

July 20, 2015

From July 28-30, Climate Program Office Director Wayne Higgins and CPO Climate and Health Lead Juli Trtanj are participating in a workshop on the development of climate services for a National ... ...

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