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Recording now available: Webinar about future flooding in the Pacific Northwest
Department:April 6, 2021Source:Researchers with the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) have projected widespread increases in flood magnitude throughout the Columbia River Basin in a warmer climate. By 2050, much of the Pacific Northwest could experience increased flood magnitudes. The webinar associated with this study, recorded March 5, 2021, is now available online.
A practitioner's guide to climate model scenarios for the Great Lakes
Department:April 6, 2021Source:On March 15, 2021, the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), published new guidance, “A Practitioner’s Guide to Climate Model Scenarios.” The guide summarizes differences between the scenarios for the Great Lakes region to show how the choice of model scenario affects future temperature and precipitation projections.
Who is vulnerable and who is resilient to coastal flooding? Lessons from Hurricane Sandy in New York City
Department:April 6, 2021Source:Severe storms might seem like great equalizers, but coastal flooding doesn’t affect everyone the same way. A new study in Climatic Change highlights the factors that make some people in the storm’s path more vulnerable.
Modeling water availability during droughts in the Texas-Gulf region
Department:March 30, 2021Source:Drought frequently strikes the U.S. Southern Plains, so understanding how drought affects water availability has significant economic benefits. But modeling water availability is challenging because so many physical processes must be considered. A new study examines how a frequently used model compares with observations.
Government Interventions Rather Than Climate Conditions Primarily Curb COVID-19’s Spread, NOAA and International Team Say
Department:March 18, 2021Source:A new report cautions that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures during spring, should not be used as a trigger to relax COVID-19 transmission reduction ......
Climate-driven shifts in deep Lake Michigan water temperatures signal the loss of winter
Department:March 16, 2021Source:Changes foreshadow impacts on lake ecosystems and fisheries.
How NOAA Sea Grant helps communities increase their climate resilience
Department:March 10, 2021From Alaska to New Hampshire to Hawaii, NOAA Sea Grant programs are working to help coastal communities build resilience to changing conditions, including changing climate.
Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns
Department:March 9, 2021Source:The Beaufort Sea, the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40 percent over the past two decades. How and where this water will flow into the Atlantic Ocean matters in local and global ocean conditions, including the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
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