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Climate Risks and Haiti

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As Haitians struggle to rebuild their country after January's devastating earthquake, they face added risks, related to climate. Currently, about 1.2 million Haitians are without proper shelter, and an additional 470,000 have been displaced from their homes, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This leaves them vulnerable to storms and extreme weather events in coming months, as well as landslides from slopes lubricated by rains and weakened by quake shocks. Scientists from the IRI discuss some of the risks. Read the Q&A here.



NOAA Launches new Climate Web Site
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled a new Web site that will serve as a single point-of-entry for the agency's climate information, data, products and services.
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This climate portal will provide information about the impacts of climate on nearly every aspect of our lives from agriculture and energy to transportation. IRI's work on international climate risk management and adaptation is also featured. The IRI was established as a cooperative agreement between NOAA's Climate Program Office and Columbia University.



Upcoming events and seminars...

Feb. 11th: IRI Seminar: Managing Climate Risk for Agriculture and Water Resources Development in South Africa - Investigating the Implications of Near-term Climate Change on Runoff. view

Feb. 18th: IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing. Our monthly meeting
during which we unveil the latest global and regional forecasts, as well as discuss
climate-related events around the world. view



Recent news, publications and other notables...

Funceme prevê pouca chuva (Globo.com) view

El Niño and Drought (Archipelagic: blog of the Ford School of Public Policy). view

CCAA at COP 15: update (The International Development Research Centre). view

El Niño packs a punch far beyond soggy California (The Christian Science Monitor). view

The Texas Drought, The Florida Chill -- Climate Change? (The Huffington Post). view

UM holds conference on climate forecasting (Miami Herald). view

Health and climate experts must jointly tackle disease (SciDev.net). view


Current seasonal precipitation forecast...

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See all of our forecasts...

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