On October 1, 2025, the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) hosted the Hazard Resilient Buildings Workshop with 31 representatives and speakers from the home building, insurance, and real estate communities in central Oklahoma. These sectors play a pivotal role in shaping the built environment and managing risk, making them key partners in advancing community […]
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The inaugural ten-week SCIPP Summer Internship Program concluded in August. The goals of the program were to: Each intern was paired with a host organization for the duration of the internship. A total of seven interns completed the program across the four-state region (see Figure 1 below). Student Interns: Seven interns from the University of
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SCIPP’s 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available! This report details some of SCIPP’s research, partnerships, and state and local engagement efforts from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. Highlights include a portfolio of tropical cyclone work, SCIPP’s new County-Level Minimum Temperature Explorer Tool, which was released this past fall, and a narrative case study
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Dr. Mark Shafer received a 2025 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Award for Superior Professional and University Service and Public Outreach The nomination committee summarized his contributions as the following: Dr. Shafer has worked to catalyze sustainable human-natural systems through climate services. He has outlined key areas of climate services, as related to policy
The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program is hosting the Hazard Resilient Buildings Workshop with representatives and speakers from the home building, insurance, and real estate industries in central Oklahoma. These sectors play a pivotal role in shaping the built environment and managing risk, making them key partners in advancing community resilience. The goal of this
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National Climate Assessments synthesize scientific information and evaluate the state of the science on climate change to inform a broad audience of decision-makers across the country. The NCA is mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 and is produced approximately every four years. The 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was released in November 2023
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In 2023, SCIPP collaborated with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management on the 2-page resource Why Hazard Mitigation Matters to Your Community. This resulted from previous SCIPP research that identified challenges local decision-makers face when implementing hazard mitigation planning and action, including the need for buy-in from elected officials, the public, and others. This document
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SCIPP recently partnered with the City of Shreveport to host an Extreme Weather and Resilience Workshop. During this two-day workshop, SCIPP team members and city leaders discussed the various weather-related risks impacting Shreveport, potential preparation and response tactics, and mitigation opportunities. Shreveport indicated concern for heavy precipitation, extreme temperatures, and damaging winds. On the first
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Gain Professional Experience & Help Organizations Address Weather & Climate Challenges The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) team, is thrilled to announce a 10-week summer internship opportunity for Sophomore and Junior students at the University of Oklahoma during Summer 2025. The goal of this internship is to provide
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SCIPP Director, Rachel Riley, recently presented at the National Weather Center (NWC) Colloquium. Her presentation, “Increasing the Utility of Meteorological and Climatological Information for Non-Academic Audiences,” sought to inform listeners of the shortcomings that limit the impact of meteorological and climatological information and offer potential solutions. After providing a brief overview of the weather and
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