Tropical storms like 2011’s Hurricane Irene experienced cooling in the coastal surface waters ahead of the eye of the hurricane, which reduced storm intensity, according to a CPO-funded study by ...
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Members of the Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA), a NOAA RISA team, compiled an integrated assessment of the conditions which contributed to the October 2015 extreme rainfall and ...
In partnership with the Hopi Department of Natural Resources, Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) – a RISA program – has helped generate the first ever Hopi Quarterly Drought Status ...
The research shows that eliminating anthropogenic emissions from the City of Boston could also decrease public health mortalities by 288 deaths per year, saving the city $2.4 billion annually.
Climate change is altering wildfire behavior and vegetation in forested regions. Historically, California wildfires occurred more frequently at a lower severity, reducing surface fuels and encouraging forest growth. Modern forests have higher tree density and fuel loads, increasing fire severity.
New research supported by CPO's AC4 program has been published in Nature . "Climate Change and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback" focuses on the large quantities of organic carbon are stored in frozen …
As climate change amplifies water stressors across the United States, not all areas feel the same pinch. Join the Western Water Assessment’s call for public comment on a climate assessment draft on January 12, 2023.
According to a new climate change assessment report for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, led by members of CPO's Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment team (Pacific…
Climate change shifts the baseline for what should be considered “normal” hydrological conditions, which shifts the definition of drought. Thirty years usually provide adequate data for climatology, but shorter periods using more recent data may work better for rapidly changing areas such as the Southwest.
A newly released video highlights how climate change is affecting marine sanctuaries, and how NOAA is addressing climate change impacts in these spectacular places.