Trends October 2019
This issue of Trends introduces the new Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS) and details the support we are providing for the forthcoming North Carolina State Climate Report. Other stories highlight two projects aimed at enhancing NOAA NCEI’s dataset offerings and some key engagement and outreach activities. You’ll also find an interview with Jared Rennie about the successful efforts to reestablish the Asheville chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
NCICS to Host NOAA Cooperative Institute
NCICS will host the Asheville location of the new Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, which will be dedicated to expanding our understanding of the full Earth system and its interactions with human activities.
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What an insightful discussion, at the Climate Risk and Resiliency Workshop, held at the NC Emergency Management Center in Raleigh, NC. Led by Ned Gardiner (NOAA CPO) and #UNCAsheville NEMAC Jim Fox, the hands-on workshop got into the details of how climate information relates to the assets and hazards identified and represented by 11 sectors across all State Agencies. Thank you to DEQ’s Sushma Masemore, Tira Beckham and Tancred Miller and Jessica Whitehead from NCCOR for championing this first of several critical conversations on resilience planning. #resilience NC Dept of Environmental Quality @NEMAC NOAA Climate.Gov
NCICS scientist Jared Rennie attending “Career Day” at Ira B. Jones Elementary, discussing the importance of climate and STEM education for K-12. And look who helped with NCICS climate data simulator ! Thanks Smokey Bear!!
