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New Publication on Concentrated and Intensifying Humid Heat Extremes

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Simone Speizer, former Research Associate with the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, recently published a study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that explored the trends in “humid heat” across the globe. Instead of simply looking at temperature, Speizer also took into account moisture in the air using the wet-bulb temperature, a method that more […]

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Concentrated and Intensifying Humid Heat Extremes

Climate Adaptation Summer Academy

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The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program invites undergraduate students from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to participate in a 5-day, all-expenses-paid program designed to introduce students to the topic of climate adaptation. Climate Adaptationis the process of identifying both present and future climate effects and determining how communities can adjust to the impacts of present and

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SCIPP Climate Communications Assistant Position

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​SCIPP is currently seeking an undergraduate student enrolled at The University of Oklahoma for the position of Climate Communications Assistant. This part-time position will assist the SCIPP Program Manager and Team with a variety of communication-related tasks such as updating and creating website news stories and content, producing social media content, translating SCIPP team member

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SCIPP Publication Selected as Editor’s Choice in Natural Hazards Review

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In June 2021, SCIPP researchers Ward Lyles, Penn Pennel, and Rachel Riley published a study in Natural Hazards Review that examines Tulsa’s progression toward effective flood hazard mitigation. This month, their paper has been selected to be featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the Natural Hazards Review page in the American Society of Civil

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New Resource: The RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist Network

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The RISA Sustained Assessment Specialist (SAS) Network promotes cross-regional collaboration, leverages expertise, and promotes learning and equitable solutions within the adaptation community. SCIPP’s Climate Assessment Specialist Darrian Bertrand, who is a member of the SAS Network, collaborated with the network to produce a 2-page reference sheet that provides information about sustained assessment, introduces the recent

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New Report Examines the Effects of Climate Change Across the Gulf Coast Region

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In collaboration with the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, Stanford University, Headwaters Economics, and Adaptation International, SCIPP has produced a report summarizing the changing climate and common weather and climate hazards of the Gulf Coast states (TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL). This report was produced for the FloodWise Communities Project, funded by the

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SCIPP Begins Fourth Consecutive Phase of the Program Under New Director Rachel Riley

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After positive news of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program’s $5.4 million award, the program continues its research endeavors with a new leader at the helm. Rachel Riley is the new Director of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma. Previously, she was SCIPP’s Deputy Director. She has over a decade

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SCIPP Awarded NOAA Funding To Continue Work Over Next Five Years

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The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program is pleased to announce that it has received funding for the next five years for its project entitled, “Planning for Long Term Change in a Short Term World.” The team successfully competed for NOAA funding from the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program in the Climate Program Office and

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