Experts recap May and provide outlooks through September
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 May as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from the Great Basin Coordination Center will also discuss the status of the western U.S. drought and provide a wildfire outlook for the summer and early fall.
WHEN
Thursday, June 17, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Ahira Sanchez-Lugo, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Gina Palma, fire meteorologist, Great Basin Coordination Center, Salt Lake City
- 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:
• 888-989-8177 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-630-395-0070 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 May 2021: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202105 (U.S.)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202105 (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
Great Basin Coordination Center: https://gacc.nifc.gov/gbcc/
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
