01.25.2024

Understanding Climate and Environmental Impacts for Vulnerable Residents in Tulsa

SCIPP’s Theme 4, Climate Justice, assesses how cities in the South Central U.S. are adapting to climate change and whether they consider the needs of vulnerable residents in their plans. As part of this work, Ph.D. student Olivia VanBuskirk and Co-PI Dr. Lauren Mullenbach recently conducted field work in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to investigate how community …

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11.29.2023

5th National Climate Assessment Now Available

We’re pleased to announce that the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released on November 14th, 2023. Read below to learn more about NCA5, SCIPP’s involvement and what’s included in the chapters for our region, what’s new since NCA5, webinar opportunities, and how to access the report. About NCA5 NCA5 is the authoritative source of information …

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10.13.2023

2024 South Central Climate Resilience Forum

We are happy to announce that the inaugural South Central Climate Resilience Forum will be held from April 2-4, 2024, in Dallas, TX. The Forum is focused on fostering meaningful dialogue on climate resilience and adaptation across Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. It will bring together representatives from non-profit organizations, all levels of government, community groups, …

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09.18.2023

New Publication on how NWS Forecasters Internally Process and Externally Communicate Extreme Rainfall Events

Extreme rainfall events continue to increase in frequency and intensity in the south-central United States. These events can be extremely impactful, hazardous, and costly. National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters are tasked with not only forecasting these events, but also effectively communicating the threats and impacts of the events to a variety of audiences. How NWS …

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08.15.2023

New Position Announcement: Regional Resilience Catalyst

SCIPP and our partner organization, Adaptation International, are seeking a Regional Resilience Catalyst to support climate resilience planning and project implementation in under-resourced communities in the South Central U.S. This position is hosted by Adaptation International but will involve work and close collaboration with SCIPP. As a member of the Adaptation International team, the Resilience …

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07.12.2023

2022-2023 Annual Report

SCIPP’s 2022-2023 Annual Report is here! Our mission is to assist organizations with making decisions that build resilience by collaboratively producing research, tools, and knowledge that reduce weather and climate risks and impacts across the South Central United States. Accordingly, the application of SCIPP’s mission objectives are detailed throughout the annual report. Highlights of the …

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07.11.2023

Tulsa Residents: We Want to Hear From You

SCIPP is conducting fieldwork to determine the communities in the Tulsa area prone to excessive heat and flooding. As part of this work, we are asking Tulsa residents to fill out two surveys related to these topics. The two surveys can be found here: Heat survey- bit.ly/43QGUkQFlooding survey- bit.ly/3NALAFM The interview, which should be less …

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04.25.2023

Why Hazard Mitigation Matters to Your Community

In 2022, SCIPP completed the cross-RISA collaborative project Connecting Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Planning in Climate Discourse-Sensitive Regions and learned the challenges that decision-makers face when implementing hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning and action. For example, city and county officials and community members do not always understand what hazard mitigation is or why it benefits …

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03.08.2023

Deadline Extended: Participate in Study to Make Hazard Mitigation More Meaningful

Have you ever been perplexed by hazard mitigation plan (HMP) requirements? Is your jurisdiction’s HMP expired? Is your jurisdiction lacking resources to get the plan done? Do you have ideas for how the process could be improved? Do you wish your HMP had a broader impact on your community?  If you answered YES to any …

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03.01.2023

New SCIPP Temperature Trends Dashboard

The Texas Temperature Trends Dashboard, now renamed the “SCIPP Temperature Trends Dashboard”, has been updated to include all states in the SCIPP region. The original 75 Texas stations have been expanded to include 27 stations in Arkansas, 28 stations from Louisiana, and 11 stations from Oklahoma. The database was also updated to include 2020-2022 temperatures, …

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02.14.2023

Home Elevation for Flood Mitigation Workshop

SCIPP partner Texas Sea Grant, in collaboration with UT Arlington and Texas A&M University, invites you to attend the Home Elevation for Flood Mitigation: Foundation Slab Safety Checking Tool Workshop on February 22 and/or 27, 2023.  The first workshop will be held only online, and the 2nd workshop at Carbide Park, La Marque, TX, will be only …

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01.31.2023

Climate Justice Series: Webinar 3

With the new Phase IV grant funding and subsequent upcoming research, SCIPP has added a new area of focus centered around “climate justice.” Climate justice directly connects to previously-researched areas by SCIPP, including disaster resilience and climate change adaptation, in increasingly meaningful ways. Simone Domingue, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for SCIPP, will host a series of webinars to raise awareness …

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