Experts recap March and provide outlooks through July

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 March 2024, the latest El Nino/La Nina update, and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from NOAA's National Weather Service Office in Amarillo, Texas, will also provide a review of the wildfires from late February and early March that scorched more than one million acres across the Texas Panhandle.
WHEN
Thursday, April 18, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Karin Gleason, Monitoring Section Chief, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Aaron Ward, Science Operations Officer, NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office. Amarillo, Texas
- Anthony Artusa, 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:
- 800-857-9820 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-630-395-0222 International (toll)
- Verbal passcode: CLIMATE
2. View and download 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 March 2024: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202403 (U.S.)
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202403 (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.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/dyk/monthly-releases
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Media contact
John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, (202) 424-0929