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On Friday, July 13, ESSIC / CICS-MD hosted dozens of high school students for a presentation on the science at ESSIC and how to prepare for higher education. The students were a part of the CAREERS Weather Camp, a program that aims to expose high school students to atmospheric science and the careers around it.  For two weeks, students participate in hands-on activities, field experiments, seminars, tours of research facilities, and instructional workshops that expand on weather and forecast …

The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) flash extent density product is rolling out to all National Weather Service forecast offices beginning on Monday, July 16th.  The GLM, a device aboard the GOES-16 satellite, is an instrument that maps lightning strikes across the Western Hemisphere.  The flash extent density product represents the number of flashes that travel through an area over a given period of time.  With this data, weather forecasters will be able to better predict extreme …

A recent collaboration by researchers from the University of Maryland department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOSC), the Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), was published by the Inter-American Development Bank Water and Sanitation Division.  The paper focuses on the intertwined energy, water, and land nexus (EWL) of Latin America and the potential pros and cons of the Paris Agreement Climate Mitigation …

SCSB/STAR/NESDIS/NOAA scientist *Scott Rudlosky was a phone-in guest on the Weather Channel (WC) in a segment on using the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) to track lightning from space. Rudlosky spoke with three WC correspondentsabout emerging forecasting opportunities involving GLM. View the segment in two parts: part one and part two. * Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites-Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland…

ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde authored a new blog post on the India Science Wire called “How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species.” Murtugudde notes that some species, like sea stars, have developed genes that make them more resilient against changing ocean temperatures or disease. The article ponders whether more species may be able to develop similar responses as they face human-induced mass extinction. …

An article by ESSIC / CICS-MD scientist Jieshun Zhu and CICS-MD consortium scientist James Kinter III was accepted on June 13 for publication in the journal Climate Dynamics. It describes the effects of the El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Asian Summer Monsoon predictions. Zhu and Kinter are both at the National Weather Service, where Zhu is working to improve seasonal forecasts and Kinter is striving to extend weather predictions to reliable Week-3 and Week-4 forecasts. …