The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) is excited to announce the SSP Data Forums, a two-part virtual forum series as part of its sustained efforts to support and expand data capabilities and collaboration across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences (SBES) extreme weather community. The series is meant to provide…
The Weather Program Office Social Science Program (WPO SSP) is pleased to announce the release of a new StoryMap, highlighting the March 14-16, 2025, severe weather outbreak which produced more than 115 tornadoes, numerous wildfires, dust storms, damaging winds, and large hail across the Central and Southern United States. Titled “Strengthening America’s Resilience to Extreme…
The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) Social Science Program (SSP) will be hosting a virtual September Series focused on sharing program guidance and best practices for proposal and budget development gleaned from recent competition cycles. The first session will be held on September 23, 2025 from 2:00-3:30pm ET and will focus on the importance of…
A new virtual reality simulation shows people why coastal evacuation orders are so important during storms. “Weather the Storm” was funded by the NOAA’s Weather Program Office and created through a partnership between the University of Georgia, Clemson University, Georgia Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant to improve storm surge preparation. The research team…
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…
Editor’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…
Researchers 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.
Guidance from the White House has mandated that researchers who receive federal funds must make their publications and data publicly available at no cost and without delay. What are the pitfalls and promises of making scientific results publicly available in Open Data for all?
A panel of eight NOAA federal employees and affiliates including three from WPO joined the University of Maryland American Meteorological Society (AMS) Student Chapter for a dynamic conversation on careers in NOAA!
In an era defined by information sharing and the free flow of knowledge, open science is the cornerstone upon which groundbreaking discoveries are made, innovations are fueled, and societies progress.