Resources

In June 2021, SCIPP researchers Ward Lyles, Penn Pennel, and Rachel Riley published a study in Natural Hazards Review that examines Tulsa’s progression toward effective flood hazard mitigation. This month, their paper has been selected to be featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the Natural Hazards Review page in the American Society of Civil

The RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist (SAS) Network promotes cross-regional collaboration, leverages expertise, and promotes learning and equitable solutions within the adaptation community. SCIPP’s Climate Assessment Specialist Darrian Bertrand, who is a member of the SAS Network, collaborated with the network to produce a 2-page reference sheet that provides information about sustained assessment, introduces the recent

In collaboration with the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, Stanford University, Headwaters Economics, and Adaptation International, SCIPP has produced a report summarizing the changing climate and common weather and climate hazards of the Gulf Coast states (TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL). This report was produced for the FloodWise Communities Project, funded by the

After positive news of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program’s $5.4 million award, the program continues its research endeavors with a new leader at the helm. Rachel Riley is the new Director of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma. Previously, she was SCIPP’s Deputy Director. She has over a decade

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program is pleased to announce that it has received funding for the next five years for its project entitled, “Planning for Long Term Change in a Short Term World.” The team successfully competed for NOAA funding from the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program in the Climate Program Office and

SCIPP’s latest annual report provides an overview of our accomplishments, collaborations, research, and outreach from June 2020 through May 2021. The annual report presents SCIPP’s extensive network of connections with both RISA teams and other climate research organizations. Some of the collaborative projects highlighted in the report include but are not limited to: 1) the

The northeastern Oklahoma city of Tulsa was one of the most flood-prone cities in the nation in the 1970’s. Now, Tulsa is known for its success in mitigating flood hazards. SCIPP researchers have published a study in Natural Hazards Review that examines Tulsa’s progression toward effective flood hazard mitigation. Jazz on Tulsa Time: The Remarkable

Due to the ongoing change in IT infrastructure, some tools have new URLs and must be accessed through the new links on the Data Tools page. The following tools have updated URLs and can be viewed on the Data Tools page or by clicking on the following links: Southern U.S. Drought Tool Average Monthly Temperature

An unanticipated change in IT infrastructure is causing the SCIPP data tools that are hosted at the Southern Regional Climate Center to malfunction. We are working to resolve this matter as soon as we can. We thank you in advance for your patience.