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Now is the Time for Climate Services
By providing timely and tailored climate information, climate services can help society limit the economic, ecological and social damages caused by climate-related disasters, and take advantage of opportunities provided by favorable conditions. The IRI and its partners recently held the first International Conference on Climate Services. The key outcome of the conference was the creation of a Climate Services Partnership, an informal alliance of climate information providers, users and others who want to advance the state of climate services around the world.
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Research In Context: IRI scientists discuss East Africa Drought

Climate and public-health expert Madeleine Thomson discusses the immediate and inter-generational health challenges East African societies face because of prolonged malnutrition caused by the famine. See these, and the rest of our videos about the crisis in the Horn of Africa on our multimedia page.

Welcome Back, La Niña

Well it’s nearly official: La Niña is making her second appearance this year. After a few months’ hiatus this summer, ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific have dipped back below normal. Does that mean we’ll also see a return of the extreme global weather of this past winter blamed on La Niña? It’s possible but not very likely. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND SEMINARS

Nov. 17th: IRI Seminar at Lamont Campus: 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

Nov. 17th: MA Program In Climate And Society Information Session. view

IRI IN THE NEWS

International conference on how to make better use of information related to climate change concludes in New York. (National Public Radio transcript). view

Columbia Partners for Training Course on Minimizing Impacts of Global Environmental Change. (Association of Schools of Public Health). view

Green bra made in green factory shoots Lankan to fame. (The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka). view

Weather Journal Extra: Here’s Your New York Winter Outlook. (The Wall Street Journal). view

CURRENT SEASONAL RAINFALL FORECAST

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