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Predicting and Managing Extreme Weather and Climate Events - Fall 2011

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Explore a comprehensive Union Agency Lecture from the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting on predicting and managing extreme weather and climate events. Delve into Dr. Jane Lubchenco's insights on the challenges faced by NOAA in providing critical environmental intelligence to the nation. Examine the different approaches required for short-fuse events like tornadoes and solar storms versus longer-term phenomena such as hurricanes and droughts. Investigate the complexities of compound events and the need for improved monitoring, forecasting, and information delivery capabilities. Learn about the scientific, technological, and social science challenges in mitigating impacts from extreme events, drawing from examples of the tumultuous weather events of 2011. Gain valuable knowledge on topics ranging from multiple independent data sets and analysis to long-range forecasts and the future of weather prediction in this 55-minute lecture.

Syllabus

Introduction
Opening remarks
Extreme weather events
Risks of extreme events
Critical environmental intelligence
Multiple Independent Data Sets
Analysis
Modeling
Current State of Science
Longrange Forecasts
Digital Coast
Future of Weather
Questions
Discussion

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