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 August, 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 Southern Regional Climate Center will also provide perspectives on the exceptional rainfall in Tennessee on August 21 and the rain and wind in Louisiana and Mississippi from Hurricane Ida.
WHEN
Thursday, September 16, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Karin Gleason, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- John Nielsen-Gammon, Director, Southern Regional Climate Center
- 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:
- 888-469-0564 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-517-308-9246 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 August 2021: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202108 (U.S.)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202108 (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
