Resources

Dr. Lynne Carter, SCIPP program manager on the LSU campus, paneled a discussion conducted by the Security and Sustainability Forum July 21, 2011. The webinar titled Adaptation in a Changing Climate and its Impacts on National Security was the first of a five part series addressing the connections between climate change and its affects on […]

Louisiana residents are experiencing a most interesting time in history. We are having both flood AND drought at the same time. While the Mississippi River reaches flood levels not seen since 1973, the State of Louisiana is also experiencing drought. With the Morganza and Bonnet Carre’ floodways flowing like raging torrents to remove water from

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program team recently completed its latest annual report detailing program activities completed and underway during May 2010 through April 2011. To view the report, click on the image below or visit our SCIPP Documents section. Annual Report Cover

The catastropic severe weather events that occurred yesterday, April 27, 2011, are a harsh reminder of the power of mother nature and will be remembered for generations to come. Although much information regarding the number of tornadoes, intensities, injuries, and deaths is still being documented, preliminary information (as of April 28, 2011) suggest that this

The latest weekly Drought Monitor from the National Drought Mitigation Center was released today (March 24), and it’s not a pretty picture for the south central U.S. (see image below). Though drought conditions have been occurring across portions of the south since the spring of 2010 (especially in Louisiana), drought conditions have been expanding in

The National Climatic Data Center recently released updated information on billion dollar climate and weather disasters that have occurred across the United States during the past 30 years (1980-2010). The southeastern quadrant of the United States, including the entire region comprising the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (OK, TX, AR, LA, TN, and MS), was

Today the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program and Southern Regional Climate Center are launching a new monthly publication called the Southern Climate Monitor. The Southern Climate Monitor, or Monitor for short, is an experimental climate outreach tool focused on the south central portion of the United States – specifically the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas,