On September 21, 2026, SCIPP Engagement Associate Trey Bell participated in a panel at the Region 9 REALTOR® Meeting in St. Louis, MO, focused on the physical and financial benefits of implementing hazard resilient construction practices to reduce the impact of weather and climate risks to homes across the region. The panel, titled “Flood, Fire, […]
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On July 28, 2026, SCIPP participated in the State Agency Workshop on NOAA Products and Applications at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The one-day workshop focused on enhancing climate services across Oklahoma state agencies, and was a collaborative effort led by Oklahoma Climatological Survey staff. The core goal of the workshop was to
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Strengthen Your Organization’s Ability to Address Weather-Related Challenges The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), a NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) team, is thrilled to announce an opportunity to host an undergraduate student intern for 10 weeks during Summer 2027. This internship presents a unique opportunity for non-profits, city or county government offices,
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SCIPP’s 2025-2026 Annual Report is now available! This report details some of SCIPP’s research, partnerships, and state and local engagement efforts from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. Highlights include SCIPP’s continued collaboration with the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, new partnerships with property sector professionals following the 2025 Hazard Resilient Buildings workshop, collaboration with
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SCIPP has sustained a strong relationship with the City of Oklahoma City Office of Sustainability for several years and, more recently, contributed to extreme heat resilience and preparedness efforts in the city. In 2023, we conducted a historical heat analysis for the City’s involvement in the NOAA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign. In 2024, we
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A new version of the Simple Planning Tool for Climate Hazards, v2.1, is now available. Minor changes include the removal of retired data tools and resources that are no longer available, as well as updated URLs to ensure that all links are valid. We also added relevant hazard data tools that have become available over
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The 2026 South Central Climate Resilience Forum (SCCRF) recently took place from April 15th-17th, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. The forum featured over 100 presenters and drew about 175 participants from multiple disciplines, including academia, city planning, environmental science, and more. The Forum began with the Welcoming Plenary on Day 1, and featured a Tribal
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On April 8th, SCIPP’s Rachel Riley moderated a panel at Insurcon, an annual insurance industry conference hosted by the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (BIGiOK). The panel session was titled “Strengthening Oklahoma’s Buildings to Withstand Hazardous Weather: The Problem. The Solution. The How.”, and featured representatives from the National Weather Service, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
Congratulations to SCIPP’s Dr. Derek Thompson, who recently won the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) New Scientist Award! His research on a gridded wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) climatology for the southeastern United States used athlete and worker safety thresholds to identify where WBGT is hazardous for individuals most at risk for heat-related health impacts.
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On November 21, 2025, SCIPP’s Caylah Cruickshank and Rachel Riley received awards for their academic excellence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (OU). The ceremony took place at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. Awards were given across five categories: Outstanding Research, Excellent Research, Superior Research, Outstanding
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