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SCIPP Hosts Extreme Weather and Resilience Workshop!

SCIPP recently partnered with the City of Shreveport to host an Extreme Weather and Resilience Workshop! During this two-day workshop, attendees learned about the hazards impacting the city and discussed planning and mitigation strategies. To learn more about the workshop, click the button below.

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New SCIPP Research Brief! Stalling North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

Tropical cyclones impact society and the environment in a variety of ways. Recent research provides increased insight on when and where tropical cyclones are likely to stall. Information about trends in stall frequency are also included. Read this brief to learn more about this research and its major takeaways.

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Check out our county-level minimum temperature Explorer (CMinTex)!

This tool analyzes several variables related to minimum temperature including Freeze Days, Coldest Minimum Temperature, Warmest Minimum Temperature, and Minimum Temperature Threshold for up to five counties at a time. Click the button below to learn more and further explore its features.

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2015: SCIPP helped Tulsa, OK, to improve key messaging strategies towards flood risk. Video source: NOAA Climate Program Office

Forward-thinking leaders need accurate and timely climate data and information to protect their communities. Knowing what’s coming and how to respond allows for informed decisions that prevent impact and reduce risk.

The South-Central United States is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the country, frequently experiencing billion-dollar climate disasters. Some of these weather events are becoming more frequent and more extreme, harming people and property in their wake. Costs of these events are also increasing, negatively impacting economies.

It can be overwhelming to sort through the resources that would help to lessen the impact of climate-related disasters.

At SCIPP, our mission is to help you help your communities by giving you a trusted source of information. We empower leaders by providing climate analyses and information that are relevant, accessible, and actionable. We engage with leaders such as yourself to ensure that our research meets the needs of real people like you.

As an interdisciplinary team with a focus on climate-centric research, we know just how much is at stake. It is incredibly difficult to make big decisions that impact real lives while also navigating bureaucratic priorities.

As an influential decision-maker, you deserve to feel confident you’re making smart choices that will make your community a better, safer place to live. Since 2008, we’ve been dedicated to helping communities navigate their unique weather and climate risks and challenges. As a NOAA-funded program affiliated with top universities in the region, SCIPP provides unbiased, reliable information when you need it.

I cannot stress enough how important SCIPP’s work is to our planning efforts and what a great fit look forward to continuing to work together in the future.

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5th National Climate Assessment: Southern Great Plains Chapter

NCA5 is a technical scientific assessment of climate change-related risks, impacts, and responses in the United States. This file contains Chapter 26: Southern Great Plains. The full report with 32 chapters on physical science, national-level sectors (e.g., water, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, etc.), regional impacts, and responses (mitigation and adaptation), can be accessed and downloaded at the NOAA Archives link here.