Tag: climate forecasting
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Celebrating Women in Science: Amanda Grossi on Advancing Food Security
A Q&A with IRI’s Amanda Grossi, who works with farmers in Africa to help manage climate risk.
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Meet the Next Generation of Africa’s Climate Forecasters
New state-of-the-art forecasting systems are enabling regional and national meteorological agencies to generate timely and decision-relevant climate information for their agricultural sectors.
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Can We Predict ‘Climate Migrations’?
A prototype model considers climate and socioeconomic factors to see if displacements of people can be predicted and better explained.
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Enhancing Climate Forecasts in Bangladesh
New seasonal forecasting services could improve livelihoods for Bangladeshi farmers.
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Hannah Nissan: Forecasting Climate to Help Save Lives
Hannah Nissan, a postdoctoral research scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, studies how better climate forecasting might help reduce the number of deaths from heat waves and improve agriculture and child nutrition.
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Climate Forecasting: Oceans, Droughts, Climate Change and Other Tools of the Trade
At the International Research Institute for Climate and Society’s monthly climate briefing, talk often focuses on the role that El Niño or La Niña play in driving global climate. With the collapse of La Niña last month, though, IRI’s forecasters now have to rely on different tools to offer forecasts for the coming year. That’s…
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Before the Flood—Predicting the Deluge
The Columbia Global Flood Project is based on the conviction that while human beings may not have direct control of where and how much rain falls, there is a great deal more that can be done to manage the risk of extreme flooding around the world.