HEADS UP! Early Warning Systems for Climate, Water, and Weather

Many early warning systems (EWSs) are in operation today to warn the general public, governments, and businesses such as insurance companies or grain producers about impending climate, water, and weather-related hazards, along with other natural and human-made threats. The experiences and insights identified in the use around the globe of EWSs can help to inform officials and other decision makers in various organizations about how to prepare and communicate effective early warnings. [read more]


CCB's Climate Affairs Websites

Climate Affairs as a multidisciplinary activity focuses on "educating the educators" and "training the trainers" about climate and climate-related issues. Here are a few of the targeted climate affairs websites we're running:

Welcome to CCB

The Center for Capacity Building encourages the development of Climate Affairs to foster inter- and multidisciplinary programs that will serve a wide variety of academic disciplines and climate-sensitive socioeconomic sectors of society; enhances communication within NCAR and nationally, as well as internationally; works with early career scientists and young professionals in the workforce; acts as a community catalyst (through workshops and other community-serving outreach activities); and undertakes research on capacity-building activities related to multidisciplinary aspects of the atmospheric sciences.

Our Model: The Three O's

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CCB News


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Highlighted Research


Read more about NCAR Scientist Qian Ye's research studying how people use weather forecast information, in conjunction with the 2008 Beijing Olympics Forecast Demonstration Project.