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'Democratizing' Seasonal Forecasts in Latin
America
to improve the understanding and use of seasonal forecasts, the IRI recently helped lead a two-week training workshop
in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Upcoming events and seminars...
November 12th: IRI Seminar: ClimDev-Africa and the African Climate Policy Centre: Going forward. Jeremy Webb, African Climate Policy Centre. view
November 12th: Columbia Water Center Seminar: Toward Sustainable Water Use In India -
Case Studies From Punjab. Kamal Vatta, Rajinder Sidhu, Punjab Agricultural University, India. view
November 17th: IRI Seminar: MJO Modeling. In-Sik Kang, Seoul National University. view
A lecture by Sulochana Gadgil, from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Dr. Gadgil is also a member of the IRI's International Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. Watch it here.
La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific are known to shift rainfall patterns in many different parts of the world. Although varying somewhat from one La Niña to the next, the strongest shifts are fairly consistent in the regions and seasons shown in our latest map. Download it here.
IRI in the News...
Fulbright NEXUS Program Announces Distinguished Leader for 2011-2012 is Walter Baethgen
(U.S. State Department). view
Adaptación a los cambios climáticos "a la uruguaya" (El Pais). view
Uruguay es observatorio piloto de adaptación al cambio climático (BBC). view
IMD sets up watch for North-East monsoon (Hindu Business Line). view
Forecasters predict dry winter and maybe more (HeraldTribune.com). view
Recent scientific publications...
Enhancing the utility of daily GCM rainfall for crop yield prediction. A. V. M. Ines, J. W. Hansen, and A. W. Robertson, 2010. International Journal of Climatology.
Sea-level variability and change in the US-affiliated Pacific Islands: understanding the high sea levels during 2006-2008. M.R. Chowdhury, A. G. Barnston, C. Guard, et. al., 2010. Weather.
Current seasonal rainfall forecast...
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