Tag: Climate

Li Honored, Speaks at Fall 2014 AGU Meeting

January 8, 2015

University of Maryland (UMD) ESSIC and AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li was both an extremely active participant and recipient at the annual Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), held in San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2014. As reported this past September, AGU had unprecedentedly honored Li in 2014 with both the Atmospheric Sciences Section’s Yoram J. Kaufman Award and election as an AGU fellow. Although news of the Li's honors were in the public domain as …

Dr. William K.M. Lau

November 6, 2014

In a bid to return to his research and student mentoring roots, newly appointed ESSIC Senior Research Scientist Dr. William K.M. Lau, recently stepped away from a 34 year career at NASA to spread his knowledge to the next generation of young scientists.

With more than three decades of experience at NASA, Lau felt he’d reached his peak as the Deputy Director for Atmospheres–a component of NASA Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration Directorate–and was eager to reconnect with his

University researchers develop international flood monitoring system

October 14, 2014

From the National Wildlife Federation to the Natural Resources Defense Council, environmental organizations agree climate change has caused an upsurge in flooding in the U.S. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report this summer analyzing nuisance flooding — named for the infrastructure headaches it causes, such as road closures and building damage — in 45 NOAA water level gauge areas across the country. The report found flooding had increased in …

Arrivals and Departures: September 2014

September 23, 2014

ESSIC has become a “hub” for science professionals of all levels. The Center maintains a fluid and dynamic staffing approach, which evolves in accordance with current educational and research commitments. Click the ‘Read More’ link below to see our new arrivals and departures for this month.

Newly Funded Research: August 2014

September 8, 2014

Researcher: Daryl Kleist and Kayo Ide Grant Sponsor: NOAA Amount: $250,000 Grant Study: “Accelerating 4D Hybrid EnVar Development to Improve Assimilation of High Resolution (Space and Time) Observations” Researcher: Sumant Nigam Grant Sponsor: NSF Amount: $233,397 Grant Study: “South Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall: Origin of Multidecadal Variability/Trends and Investigation of Seasonal Predictability”…

Climate Change Weekly Roundup 8/19/14

August 19, 2014

Publication: Washington Post Author: Joby Warrick Date: August 17, 2014 Title: West’s historic drought stokes fears of water crisis With no rain relief in the winter for the past three years, California’s farmers are struggling to keep their crops from drying up. According to a study posted in the end of July this year, California’s drought conditions will cause a 6.6 million acre-foot reduction in surface water available for agriculture, only partially replaced by increasing …

Climate Change Weekly Roundup: 08/05/14

August 5, 2014

Publication: Washington Post Author: Terrence McCoy Date: July 29, 2014 Title: Two new mysterious craters emerge in Siberia, deepening giant hole saga Throughout July geologists, ecologists and historians have been analyzing the sudden appearance of three mysterious craters in Yamal and the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia. “It is not like this is the work of men,” one expert explained to the Siberian Times, which has been hot on the giant crater story from the get-go. “But [it] also …

Nigam returns to AMS Climate Committee as Chair

May 20, 2014

More than a decade had passed since ESSIC / AOSC Professor Sumant Nigam last served on the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Climate Variability and Change (CCVC). Nigam not only returned to the committee earlier this year, but did so as its chair, seeking to enhance its role in advancing the climate science activities of the American Meteorological Society. The CVCC is 1 of 30 AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) committees and is comprised of roughly …

Maryland alumnus honored by White House

April 23, 2014

University of Maryland alumnus Dr. Scott Weaver, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at an April 14 White House ceremony. Weaver, a research meteorologist at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, was one of 102 to win the award this year. According to the White House, the award is the “highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.” Weaver’s research …

ESSIC’s Murtugudde in LiveScience

March 19, 2014

Science news outlet and research aggregate LiveScience, has published an Op-ed article adapted from a recent blog post by ESSIC / AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde. The post appeared in the LiveScience “Expert Voices” section, which invites authorities on science and technology to provide insight into current events. The original post from Murtugudde’s locally-hosted “Gudde-Blog” column, details how large corporations like Chipotle, Nike, and Coca-Cola are increasingly experiencing “climate …