In conjunction with SCIPP PI Dr. Mark Shafer, graduate student Darrian Bertrand wrote a report on Changing Fire Regimes and Management Strategies. Her research was funded by the South Central Climate Science Center (SC-CSC) and supported by SCIPP. Fire is a natural and necessary component of the South Central Plains ecosystem. However, fire suppression and […]
New Report: Changing Fire Regimes and Management Strategies Read More »
Following the release of the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment in 2014, demand grew for state-specific climate summary documents. In response, NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NCDC), in conjunction with input from state climatologists and other climate experts, produced summaries that cover historical climate conditions and future climate scenarios based on well-established
NOAA NCEI State Climate Summaries Available Read More »
“Field Photo Weekends” May 27-29 . . . Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend by taking a photo or two! Here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what our landscapes look like in spring. If you have participated before, this is a great chance to go back to your favorite spots and
Field Photo Weekends: Memorial Day Weekend May 27-29, 2017 Read More »
“Field Photo Weekends” February 18-20 . . . Celebrate President’s Day Weekend by taking a photo or two! What does your landscape look like in mid-winter? Have you participated in the CoCoRaHS Field Photos Weekends before? If not, here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what our landscapes looks like.
President’s Day Field Photo Weekends Feb. 18-20, 2017 Read More »
A new report is available for the Texas and Oklahoma Extremes Workshop. In October of 2015, representatives from state and federal agencies representing broad areas of water, public safety, infrastructure and other management participated in the workshop, Texas and Oklahoma Extremes: Learning from the Recent Four-Year Drought and Spring Flooding Events. This event was sponsored
“Field Photo Weekend” September 3-5 . . . Celebrate Labor Day Weekend by taking a photo or two! What does your landscape look like in late spring or early summer? Have you participated in the CoCoRaHS Field Photos Weekends before? If not, here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what
Labor Day Field Photo Weekend Read More »
“Field Photo Weekend” July 2-4. . . Celebrate Fourth of July Weekend by taking a photo or two! What does your landscape look like in late spring or early summer? Have you participated in the CoCoRaHS Field Photos Weekends before? If not, here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what
Fourth of July Field Photos Weekend Read More »
“Field Photo Weekend” May 28-30 . . . Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend by taking a photo or two! What does your landscape look like in late spring or early summer? Have you participated in the CoCoRaHS Field Photos Weekends before? If not, here’s your chance to join hundreds of other CoCoRaHS observers to see what
Memorial Day Field Photos Weekend Read More »
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
SCIPP Contributes to Book on Climate Adaptation and Preparedness Read More »
New Report on Seasonal Forecasting The National Academies of Sciences released a new report on Next Generation Earth System Prediction: Strategies for Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting that presents a vision of making subseasonal to seasonal forecasts (from 2 weeks to 12 months) as widely used as short-term weather forecasts are today. SCIPP team member, Mark
New Report on Seasonal Forecasting Read More »
