Forecasting Floods Archive

  • A scientist from the University of Arizona boring a tree ring sample.

    Tree Rings: A Type of Weather Data

    Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
    By Penny Paugh Trees grow on every continent except Antarctica, and the rings they contain embody a record of climate change going back thousands of years.  Each ring represents a single year’s growth, so not only can a ring count tell us how old a...

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  • Deer graze near a flooded oil derrick in a field in Louisiana. Image reproduced from AP.

    The Economic Impact of Extreme Weather in the US

    Posted on May 4, 2012 | No Comments
    A team of social scientists and economists from Colorado and California recently completed a study on the United States economy’s sensitivity to weather variability: extreme heat, extreme cold, droughts, and floods. This study marked the first time that US economic susceptibility to extreme weather had...

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  • Map of Rwanda. Image reproduced from HistorySpeaks.org.uk

    Rwandan Drought; Ongoing Climate Concerns

    Posted on April 25, 2012 | No Comments
    by Aura Lawson La Niña has persisted longer than expected this year, and with it comes agricultural uncertainty for many countries across the globe. Rwanda is no exception. Anthony Twahirwa, head of Rwanda’s Meteorological Center, explains that their forecasting agency expected decreased rainfall as a...

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  • The Water Cycle on Earth. Graphic reproduced from USGS.

    Part 6: Water – Earth’s Most Precious Resource

    Posted on April 12, 2012 | No Comments
    Luisa Cristini, PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Note from the editor: This is the sixth in a series of blog entries that will focus on introductory topics in climate dynamics and modeling, and will be a great insight into the current understanding of the...

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  • NOAA Climate Map

    New Englanders Adapt to Winter Climate Change

    Posted on March 1, 2012 | No Comments
    Many politicians in the nation’s capital are still in denial that human activity is contributing significantly to global climate change. Meanwhile, climate will continue to change regardless of the current state of the debate, and New Englanders are finding ways of adapting to later autumns,...

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  • Climate change research nov 17 2011

    3rd International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response

    Posted on November 17, 2011 | No Comments
    30 May – 1st June, 2012 Dubrovnik, Croatia The conference provides a forum for researchers, academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding of flood events including risk management and mitigation, as well as emergency response and many other related issues. The meeting will...

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    IEDRO Shows Those Who Need It the Most How to Use Rescued Data

    Posted on October 15, 2011 | No Comments
    In September, Teddy Allen, our Operations Manager, had a conversation with the head climate researcher at the International Research Institute (Columbia University), Simon Mason, and received a personal tutorial on how to operate their Climate Predictability Tool (CPT). The CPT uses spreadsheet data to produce statistical...

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  • NOAA hurricane research

    Hurricane Research

    Posted on September 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Hurricane Research April 2010 Kevin Tsai Can you imagine flying into a cyclone with maximum sustained surface winds of 74 mph (119 km/hr) or faster? Since 1955, researchers from the National Hurricane Research Project have done just that. Their goal has been to collect temperature,...

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    Dealing with Floods

    Posted on September 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Dealing With Floods before They Occur July 2010 Lucy Zhang National weather forecasts are predicting a lot of rain this coming spring. The administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Jane Lubchenco, said that “we are looking at potentially historical flooding in some...

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