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NOAA unveils expanded and enhanced Climate Explorer
David Herring - NOAA Federal
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NOAA unveils expanded and enhanced Climate Explorer

An expanded and redesigned version of NOAA’s online, open-source Climate Explorer tool was released today to improve support for local planners, policy leaders, and facility and resource managers. The tool gives people a way to explore conditions projected for their locations in the coming decades. 

 For years, the tool has provided easy access to decision-relevant climate variables — both historical observed and projected future data — for every county in the contiguous United States.  Now the tool also offers data for Alaska’s boroughs and will soon expand again to include Hawai’i and U.S. island territories. 

 “The Climate Explorer has been used by city and county officials as well as consultants to support their long-range plans to build climate resilience,” said David Herring, Communications Division Chief within NOAA’s Climate Program Office.  “Last year, my team solicited users’ feedback about the tool to help us consider whether and how we could improve it.”  

In response to user feedback, the following changes were made in this new version:

  • the tool is mobile-friendly, allowing tablet and smartphone users to check future climate projections for their locations;

  • navigation has been streamlined to provide direct access to all six of the tool’s main features from a single screen, after a user enters a location of interest;

  • new maps show projections of annual averages for diverse temperature and precipitation variables, as well as the four monthly averages used to represent each season;

  • maps for all temperature variables now use the same color palette, so users can compare maps of historical and projected conditions across seasons and decades (from 1950-2100); and

  • charts showing projections from two climate models runs for a higher emission scenario (RCP8.5) are now available for all boroughs in Alaska (except Aleutians West, which is coming soon). 

Development of NOAA’s Climate Explorer tool is funded and managed by NOAA’s Climate Program Office, with guidance and expertise provided by a team of climate scientists and modeling experts in the EPA, NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. Geological Survey, chaired by U.S. Global Change Research Program.

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Heat wave still scorching the nation 20 July 2016

Heat wave still scorching the nation

By Doug Criss, CNN Updated 8:08 PM ET, Wed July 20, 2016

(CNN) Unless you're lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest, summer's been unflinchingly brutal this week.The so-called heat dome -- a large area of high temperatures and humidity -- has been baking a good portion of the country for days and there's no relief in sight. The heat will continue to sear parts of the nation, right on through the weekend.

First Regional NIHHIS Rio Grande/Bravo Workshop in El Paso, TX 19 July 2016

First Regional NIHHIS Rio Grande/Bravo Workshop in El Paso, TX

On Wednesday, July 13th, the National Integrated Heat Health Information System held its first regional workshop in El Paso (during an active heat wave and under threat of rolling blackouts) to understand the heat-health needs and unique adaptive approaches of the Rio Grande/Bravo region.

Could the Imminent U.S. Heat Wave Trigger a Flash Drought? 19 July 2016

Could the Imminent U.S. Heat Wave Trigger a Flash Drought?

By: Bob Henson , 12:36 AM GMT on July 19, 2016

A massive upper-level high will envelop most of the contiguous U.S. in the last half of July, setting up what could be a prolonged bout of extreme heat for millions of Americans. If the scorching weather persists into August, the odds of a “flash drought” in the nation’s heartland will rise sharply (along with the odds that the U.S. will notch its hottest summer on record, in line with what’s very likely to be Earth’s warmest year on record).

High temperatures, 'corn sweat' form dangerous heat dome over U.S. 18 July 2016

High temperatures, 'corn sweat' form dangerous heat dome over U.S.

By Jennifer Gray and Dave Hennen, CNN Updated 0925 GMT (1725 HKT) July 18, 2016

(CNN) The dog days of summer are hitting hard this year, and forecasters warn that some of the hottest temperatures of the season may sear a large portion of the United States this week.
NYC could experience higher heat-related mortality under increased greenhouse gas concentrations, study finds 7 July 2016

NYC could experience higher heat-related mortality under increased greenhouse gas concentrations, study finds

A CPO-supported study projected substantially higher heat-related mortality under RCP 8.5 and substantially reduced deaths under RCP 4.5 in New York City through the 21st century.

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Urban Heat Island Community of Practice Webinar Series Continues: "The Power of the Pen: Policies, Standards, Codes, etc"

Urban Heat Island Community of Practice Webinar Series Continues: "The Power of the Pen: Policies, Standards, Codes, etc"

The National Integreated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and its partners are hosting a webinar series featuring case studies about what happens after communities conduct their urban heat island mapping campaigns. On September 2nd at 3PM EDT, the third of the series, "The Power of the Pen: Policies, Standards, Codes, etc..." will highlight case studies of local government policies, incentives, regulations, and other approaches to help advance the implementation of heat island mitigation measures. Speakers for this event include Courtney Anderson (Net Zero Energy New Buildings and Homes Administrator, Office of Climate Action, Sustainability & Resiliency, City and County of Denver) and Melissa Deas (Acting Chief Resilience Officer, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency). Victoria Ludwig (EPA, Urban Heat Island Reduction Program) will moderate this event. Learn more about the webinars and register for the webinar series here. 

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Urban Heat Island Community of Practice webinar series continues with “Examining Structural and Physical Infrastructure”

Urban Heat Island Community of Practice webinar series continues with “Examining Structural and Physical Infrastructure”

On September 13th at 3PM EDT, the fourth of the NIHHIS webinar series, "Structural and Physical Infrastructure", will take place highlighting communities that have implemented solutions to make their built environment cooler and more resilient to heat. Presentations will provide an overview of how cool roofs and solar-reflective walls work and the multitude of benefits they provide. The session will provide resources and suggestions for participants just getting started thinking about which cool solutions in the built environment can be part of their portfolio of actions to mitigate urban heat risk. Learn more about the webinars and register here. 

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