30 October (CLIM) Mariotti, TBD

Annarita Mariotti, NOAA Climate Program Office 

Title: Advancing Climate Science and Services by NOAA’s Climate Program Office and Partners 

October 30 2024, 1:30pm 

Planetary Hall 224 and via Zoom (for link, email lortizur@gmu.edu) 

Host: James Kinter 

Climate is breaking every record. 2023 conditions were unprecedented. Extremes like recent Atlantic hurricanes, as well as heat waves, droughts and fires, are bringing unprecedented damages and suffering. The climate challenge has never been so great. Science and services to inform climate solutions for adaptation and mitigation have never been more crucial. 

  The work of the NOAA Climate Program Office and its partners to understand and reduce the impacts of climate for the benefit of society, goes back to the beginning of the climate enterprise. The Climate Program Office plays dual roles, driving fundamental science for NOAA’s mission and ensuring science is applied and useful across a broad user base for national and global climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience. Its programs span foundational, cross-disciplinary climate sciences, assessments, capacity building, tool development, and education. 

  This talk will outline exemplary scientific challenges of direct relevance to society the NOAA Climate Program and its partners are addressing, including the understanding and predictability of extremes and phenomena across timescales and the Earth system. Effective communication and engagement methods to empower society, such as integrated information systems and regional networks, will be discussed. The emphasis will be on innovative science and services informing climate solutions for adaptation and mitigation efforts. Finally, examples of emerging and evolving factors likely to impact the climate enterprise over the next several years will be discussed.