The Weather Program Office’s (WPO) Science, Technology, and Society (ST&S) Division recently launched the newest version of its System for Public Access to Research Knowledge (SPARK) web tool. The SPARK utilizes a robust dashboard that allows users to filter more than 300 ST&S-funded projects by hazard or topic area and find publications pertaining to each…
DetailsNOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO) is looking for proposal reviewers to help shape the future of weather research. By volunteering, you can play a key role in evaluating innovative projects that aim to advance critical research and improve weather forecasts, ultimately delivering effective and life-saving information to the public. WPO is seeking reviewers for the…
DetailsApplications are open for the second cohort of the WINGS Ph.D. Dissertation fellowship, hosted by NOAA’s Weather Program Office and UCAR’s Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS), and is designed for PhD candidates to focus their dissertation research on an area of scientific importance for the broader Weather, Water and Climate…
DetailsThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided NOAA $492 million over five years to improve coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting capabilities, advance next-generation water modeling activities, and to modernize precipitation frequency atlases for the U.S., including probable maximum precipitation. Funding was also provided to build out subseasonal to annual Integrated Water Capabilities…
DetailsThe Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) supports NOAA’s hurricane forecast and warning capabilities through partnerships with the Environmental Modeling Center, National Hurricane Center, and the Hurricane Research Division. The recently observed increase in the number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the North Atlantic (the most recent season with below normal activity was 2015) highlights…
DetailsFunding will support efforts to evaluate how the public reacts to NOAA services during flood events The funding will be spent over the course of five years and will help to establish NOAA’s Societal Data Insights Initiative within NOAA Research’s Weather Program Office. This initiative will focus on ensuring that communities across the country understand and…
DetailsEditor’s note: this piece was written by Alison Gillespie, NOAA Research Media Contact, in concert with the SDII Weather Program Office Team. The full NOAA press release can be viewed here. Today the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $10 million in funding to support social science research related to flooding services and products as…
DetailsThe Weather Program Office EPIC team continues their collaboration with the UK MetOffice to advance the Data Assimilation Science! Check out the new and updated web page talking about the Transatlantic Data Science Academy as well as this video which takes a look behind the scenes at both NOAA and the Met Office. Read more…
DetailsGenerating accurate numerical predictions for tropical cyclones is one of the most challenging problems in weather forecasting. These storms are among the most powerful and destructive extreme weather events on Earth, causing over $1.3 trillion in damages and over 6800 deaths in the US since 1980. The devastating impact of these storms underscores the importance…
DetailsResearchers funded by WPO’s Science, Technology, and Society Division presented their findings at the 51st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and Seventh Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, fostering a valuable exchange of insights between researchers and practitioners.
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