This October, join the NOAA Environmental Data Talks (NEDTalks)! These presentations are part of the NOAA Datafest celebration, where experts in different fields discuss the many ways they use NOAA data and how you can use this data at home. This year, presentations will cover topics related to climate. From exploring the climates of other planets to understanding the impact of extreme heat and the costs of weather-related disasters, these engaging talks offer something for everyone.
Upcoming NED Talks
Celebrate NOAA DataFest and World Space Week 2024 with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)! This year’s World Space Week theme, Space & Climate Change, highlights the essential role of space science in understanding and addressing the challenges of climate change on Earth. Join us for “Planetary Climates: Exploring Climate on Other Planets and Our Earth,” a compelling live presentation featuring experts Juan Pablo Hurtado and Rafael de Ameller.
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NOAA, in partnership with CAPA Strategies, developed a process for cities to conduct volunteer-based, community science field campaigns to map and understand how heat is distributed in their communities. The data collected from these campaigns is being used to inform community decisions to mitigate heat risk and support heat planning, preparedness, and response.
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Better understanding disaster costs, hazard risk and resilience over space and time. The presentation will delve into NOAA’s systematic approach to tracking U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. It will explore how NOAA identifies and evaluates these events, estimates their economic impact, and analyzes trends over time to assess hazard risks and regional vulnerabilities.
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The 4th Global Bleaching Event (GBE4), officially announced on April 15 by NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative, has affected over 74% of the world’s reef areas since January 2023. This event, which began in February 2023, has seen unprecedented coral bleaching across at least 70 countries, with the Atlantic and Caribbean regions facing record heat stress. Popular tourist sites in Thailand and the Maldives have been closed to minimize further damage, while coral mortality rates have soared to 60-99% in affected areas. The full extent of the ecological damage will take months or years to fully assess, but early reports are alarming, especially for acroporid corals in the Caribbean, where mortality rates have reached up to 100%.
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