US CLIVAR ( Climate Variability and Predictability Program) has released a new Science Plan outlining its research goals and strategies for the next 15 years.
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Nov 26, 2013Adaptation, Agriculture & Food, Extreme Events, Modeling, Observations
As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the Administration recently announced an interagency National Drought Resilience Partnership to help communities better prepare for future droughts and reduce the impact of drought events on livelihoods and the economy.
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Aug 30, 2013Energy, Cities & Infrastructure, Extreme Events, Adaptation
A new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers and the Energy Department evaluates the economic cost of power outages and calls for increased cross-sector investment to make the electric grid more resilient in the face of increasingly severe weather events due to climate change.
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Jul 26, 2013Coasts, Energy, Cities & Infrastructure, Extreme Events, Adaptation
The U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather report examines current and potential future impacts of these climate trends on the U.S. energy sector.