Experts recap January and provide outlooks through May

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage. (Image credit: NOAA)
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On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for January 2022, the latest El Niño/La Niña update, and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from the Northeast Regional Climate Center will also review last month's "bomb cyclone" nor'easter that battered the Northeast and brought blizzard conditions and record snowfall to some areas.
WHEN
Thursday, February 17, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Ahira Sánchez-Lugo, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Samantha Borisoff, climatologist, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Cornell University
- Dan Collins, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
WHAT
- Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
HOW
1. Dial into the conference call:
- 800-619-9020 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-415-228-4950 International (toll)
- Verbal passcode: CLIMATE
2. View slides at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).
FOR MORE INFORMATION
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping January 2022: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202201 (U.S.)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202201 (Global)
NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso
NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov
Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases
Media contact
John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov (202) 424-0929
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