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)
On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for January, as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography will also provide a review of the recent atmospheric river over the U.S. West Coast and its impacts on California's precipitation and snowpack.
WHEN
Thursday, February 18, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Karin Gleason, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Nina Oakley, PhD, research scientist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Brad Pugh, 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:
• 877-917-9488 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-312-470-7216 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 2021:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202101 (U.S.)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202101 (Global)
NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso
Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes: https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/ offsite link
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@
