Researchers funded by WPO’s Science, Technology, and Society Division presented their findings at the 51st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and Seventh Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, fostering a valuable exchange of insights between researchers and practitioners.
DetailsFunding will support efforts to evaluate how the public reacts to NOAA services during flood events The funding will be spent over the course of five years and will help to establish NOAA’s Societal Data Insights Initiative within NOAA Research’s Weather Program Office. This initiative will focus on ensuring that communities across the country understand and…
DetailsEditor’s note: this piece was written by Alison Gillespie, NOAA Research Media Contact, in concert with the SDII Weather Program Office Team. The full NOAA press release can be viewed here. Today the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $10 million in funding to support social science research related to flooding services and products as…
DetailsThe Weather Program Office EPIC team continues their collaboration with the UK MetOffice to advance the Data Assimilation Science! Check out the new and updated web page talking about the Transatlantic Data Science Academy as well as this video which takes a look behind the scenes at both NOAA and the Met Office. Read more…
DetailsGenerating accurate numerical predictions for tropical cyclones is one of the most challenging problems in weather forecasting. These storms are among the most powerful and destructive extreme weather events on Earth, causing over $1.3 trillion in damages and over 6800 deaths in the US since 1980. The devastating impact of these storms underscores the importance…
DetailsThe NOAA Weather Program Office announces the award of a $6.6M Data Assimilation Consortium to advance the Data Assimilation science and research, foster collaboration, student training and exchange of experts using the UFS model.
DetailsAfter a short hiatus, WPO is back with a brand new addition of our annual accomplishments report. This report, released May 16, covers the great things that WPO achieved in 2023.The report explains organizational changes, new endeavors, and progress towards our strategic goals. Highlights include the release of our DEIJA Strategic plan, a look back at our first-ever program review, and notable achievements of our Programs and our staff. We hope you will enjoy reading about WPO’s successful 2023.
DetailsThe Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Community Workshop: Toward Minimizing Early Model Biases and Errors in S2S Predictions will be held June 5-7, 2024 in Boulder, CO.
DetailsJoin us this July 22-26 at Jackson State University or online for the Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop 2024 (UIFCW24). The theme for this year’s workshop is Collaborative Progress in Earth System Modeling.
DetailsAs the U.S. is facing further devastation with the largest wildfire in Texas history, NOAA has released “Building Towards a Fire-Ready Nation: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wildfire Projects” StoryMap.
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