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Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying climate variations are eager to have their knowledge used in adaptive decision making. To achieve this, science and society must engage productively around complex management and policy challenges. For over 20 years, the science-society interface has […]

A new report is available on the emergency management response to the 20 May 2013 EF-5 tornado that struck central Oklahoma. The event provided a unique opportunity to learn how communities in the area dealt with what could be considered a repeat disaster. Two other violent tornadoes took very similar paths across central Oklahoma in

Now that the historic drought has largely receded from the region, we would like to solicit your feedback regarding the usefulness of the Southern Plains Drought Outlook Summary, which you have been receiving for some time. A copy of the May 2015 Summary is attached, for your reference. May 2015 Summary The Southern Climate Impacts

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), a NOAA RISA Team, is seeking a new Climate Assessment Specialist / Research Associate who will work closely with selected communities to analyze and assess their vulnerabilities (both physical and social) to extreme events and climate change and to collaborate with colleagues at the National Climate Assessment, other

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), in conjunction with the South Central Climate Science Center (SC-CSC), hosted climate training workshops for tribal environmental professionals in Oklahoma and Texas in 2014. The purpose of the workshop was to educate on the basics of climate science and to assist tribes in addressing their climate science needs.