http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/29/wheres-my-seasonal-tornado-forecast/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/29/wheres-my-seasonal-tornado-forecast/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:00:12 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35155 Tornadoes, derechos and other violent storms can kill hundreds each year and cause billions in damages. How well can we predict them? How will climate change influence their occurrence? Experts from around the country discussed these issues at a recent workshop.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/29/wheres-my-seasonal-tornado-forecast/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/decadal-prediction-the-new-kid-on-the-block/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/decadal-prediction-the-new-kid-on-the-block/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:35 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27139 Research on decadal prediction—what the climate is going to be like a decade or two from now—is still relatively new and experimental. It's also in high demand by planners and decision makers interested in building dams and other large-scale development projects. In a new paper, IRI's Lisa Goddard and colleagues discuss how decadal prediction research can best fit with existing efforts on seasonal forecasting and long-term climate change modeling.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/decadal-prediction-the-new-kid-on-the-block/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/climate-services-a-regional-perspective/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/climate-services-a-regional-perspective/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:34 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=22586 "But we unfortunately are in one of the areas in which climate prediction is very difficult because we're in the middle of two big oceans, and on the fringe between the interaction of Northern Hemisphere systems and Southern Hemisphere systems." -- Costa Rica's Patricia Ramirez on the value of shared climate services across Central America for risk assessments in agriculture, health and other sectors.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/climate-services-a-regional-perspective/feed/ 0