A first-of-its-kind guidebook tells planners how to manage and mitigate urban heat. The new book covers urban heat islands and building urban heat resilience.
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The catalogue provides consistent estimates of large-scale drought and flood events over 1950-2016, their different characteristics, as well as long term risk.
CPO-funded researcher Dr. Melissa Kenney was the lead author on a paper published in the journal Climatic Change. The paper “Building an integrated U.S. National Climate Indicators System,” appeared…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) in August 2021. Three NOAA Climate Program Office-funded scientists were among the world’s top climate researchers who contributed to the latest IPCC report.
The project will build on outcomes from NOAA's community-led field campaigns, which have helped engage the Burlington community and have produced critical hyperlocal temperature information. This Q&A provides more information about the project.
Every day, communities and businesses in the United States and around the world grapple with environmental challenges stemming from changing climate conditions and extreme events. The NOAA Climate …
Results show that both the onset and size of the 2018 dengue outbreak in Réunion island could have been accurately predicted two weeks in advance, with some accuracy three to four weeks in advance…
Results show that both the onset and size of the 2018 dengue outbreak in Réunion island could have been accurately predicted two weeks in advance, with some accuracy three to four weeks in advance…
The NOAA Climate Program Office is working closely with USAID and OSTP on the U.S.-initiated public-private partnership on Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD), which was originally ...
The outcomes of the team’s research will protect public safety and enhance community resilience by helping dam owners and regulators in Colorado and New Mexico make better decisions.