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    Weather and Climate Educational Modules

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
    Note from the editor: The following is an email sent by COMET, a program within the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) that specializes in outreach and education on a broad range of meteorological topics. Listed are their newest “training modules”, which are free and...

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    Ways You Can Help Climate Change Research thru Social Networking

    Posted on January 1, 2012 | 3 Comments
    In these days of budget cuts and economic hardship, it is imperative that we recognize that if we do not understand climate change, we will never have prosperous days. We would very much appreciate your help by: Following the International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO)...

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    ACRE Mentioned in AMS Bulletin

    Posted on December 14, 2011 | 1 Comment
    The international Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) initiative both undertakes and facilitates the recovery of historical instrumental surface terrestrial and marine global weather observations to underpin 3D weather reconstructions (reanalyses) spanning the last 200-250 years for climate applications and impacts needs worldwide.  All...

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    Bangladesh Named Country Most Vulnerable to Natural Disasters Future Data Rescue Operation May Save Lives

    Posted on November 12, 2011 | No Comments
    Environmental risk advisory firm Maplecroft has named Bangladesh the country most vulnerable to natural disasters on their Natural Disasters Risk Index.  Surveying incidents of natural disasters, and the material and human costs of those disasters over a period of 30 years, Maplecroft placed Bangladesh at...

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    Maiden IEDRO Trip to Namibia Scheduled

    Posted on November 12, 2011 | 2 Comments
    In early 2009, Namibia experienced its worst flooding in four decades.  276,000 people, or approximately one in seven Namibians, were forced to leave their homes due to the floods, which washed out roads, destroyed cropland and hospitals, and caused the incidence of cholera and malaria...

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    IEDRO Contributes Critical Data to 20th Century Reanalysis Project

    Posted on November 12, 2011 | No Comments
    On January 25, 2011, a review article of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project was published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. This article reviewed the work of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project, which aims to create a comprehensive dataset of global atmospheric...

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    Earth-Observing Satellite Launched

    Posted on October 29, 2011 | 5 Comments
    To refresh NASA’s aging satellite fleet a satellite was launched on October 28th that will make observations about the atmosphere, earth and oceans to help understand climate change.  NASA is developing a new fleet of research satellites for NOAA. One of the satellite’s main jobs...

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    Using Modern and Historic Weather Data, IEDRO Shows Small Island Nations Ways to Increase Their Knowledge of Vegetation and Rainfall Applications

    Posted on October 18, 2011 | 2 Comments
    On August 19, 2011, IEDRO’s Manager of Site Operations, Teddy Allen, had a productive meeting with the National Foodcrop Farmers Association (NFFA) in the southern Caribbean island of Trinidad. To date, this group has never been approached by any climate or meteorology specialists to disseminate...

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