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The Arkansas and Oklahoma Simple Planning Tools have been updated to versions 1.5 and include the following revisions: Arkansas: Added: The NOAA Atlas 14 Precipitation Frequency Data Server tool to the Heavy Rainfall and Flooding section. Appendix C was updated to include NCA4 Volume II: Impacts, Risks and Adaptation in the U.S. (2018). Oklahoma: Added: […]

Oklahoma Drought Plan Advisory Meeting: Summary Report In June 2018, the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, with the support of SCIPP and NIDIS, hosted an Oklahoma Drought Plan Advisory Meeting. The aim of the meeting was to discuss strategies for updating the 1997 Oklahoma Drought Response Plan. In attendance were representatives from various state agencies and sectors.

Recently, 13 USFederal agencies released the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume II, Climate Change Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States. The National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive, authoritative assessment of the effects of climate change on the US economy and communities. Included in the NCA4 is an assessment of climate variability

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) is pleased to announce a new tool that will assist planners and emergency managers across the state of Arkansas with assessing their long-term climate risks. It is called the Simple Planning Tool for Arkansas Climate Hazards. In addition to the previous hyperlink, the tool is also available by

The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) is pleased to announce a new tool that will assist planners and emergency managers across the state of Oklahoma with assessing their long-term climate risks. It is called the Simple Planning Tool for Oklahoma Climate Hazards. In addition to the previous hyperlink, the tool is also available by

SCIPP partnered with two Department of Energy entities – the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to develop a climate change resilience plan for the SPR. The SPR is the world’s largest emergency supply of crude oil with a capacity of 727 million barrels.Current holdings consist of around 650 million

Global climate projections provide information that can motivate action on a national or regional scale but do not necessarily provide the amount of detail that is useful at a local level or information that is relevant to a community. Historically, climate projection analyses have been based on thresholds that were determined by scientists. However, as

SCIPP has released a new report titled Local Drought Management: A summary of how counties and parishes use drought information in the South Central United States. The report can be found here. NOAA and other partners have made amazing strides over the past decade to improve drought monitoring, preparedness, response, and mitigation. How do these

In conjunction with SCIPP PI Dr. Mark Shafer, graduate student Darrian Bertrand wrote a report on Changing Fire Regimes and Management Strategies. Her research was funded by the South Central Climate Science Center (SC-CSC) and supported by SCIPP. Fire is a natural and necessary component of the South Central Plains ecosystem. However, fire suppression and

Following the release of the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment in 2014, demand grew for state-specific climate summary documents. In response, NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NCDC), in conjunction with input from state climatologists and other climate experts, produced summaries that cover historical climate conditions and future climate scenarios based on well-established