Experts recap August and provide outlooks through December

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (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 August 2023, the latest El Nino/La Nina update, and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. A NOAA expert from the California Nevada River Forecast Center will also review the impacts from Tropical Storm Hilary that pushed across the southwestern U.S. in August.
WHEN
Thursday, September 21, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Karin Gleason, Monitoring Section Chief, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Brett Whitin, Service Coordination Hydrologist, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Sacramento, Calif.
- Scott Handel, 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:
- 800-857-1778 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-415-228-4861 International (toll)
- Verbal passcode: CLIMATE
2. View slides at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).
FOR MORE INFORMATION
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping August 2023: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202308 (U.S.)
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202308 (Global)
NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
NOAA El Nino/La Nina page: https://www.climate.gov/enso
NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov
Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/dyk/monthly-release
Media contact
John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, (202) 424-0929