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Poor Ethiopian Farmers Receive "Unprecedented" Insurance Payout
Oxfam America and the Rockefeller Foundation announce a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale directly to poor African farmers, thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, and tools developed by IRI. Read more.


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American Geophysical Union Wrap Up

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Here’s a look at some of the exciting new research we presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco in December:


NASA: Connecting Students to Scientists

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IRI is the latest location for NASA’s nationwide DEVELOP program, which fosters an interdisciplinary research environment for interns to work on applied science under the guidance of NASA and partner science advisors. IRI research scientist Pietro Ceccato will advise two projects this coming spring that use NASA's Earth observation capabilities to assess risks of malaria in Ethiopia as well as to monitor crops in Uruguay. This new NASA collaboration will allow students from Columbia University and other U.S. institutions to come to IRI during the spring, summer and fall semesters. Read more here.

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Climate and Health
The seventeen edition of Climate Information for Public Health Action Newsletter is now available in English, French and Spanish. The focus of this issue: Health Risk Management in a Changing Climate.




IRI IN THE NEWS

South American Cities Face Flood Risk Due to Andes Meltdown. (Scientific American) view

When Paradise Avenue went under in the flood. (Xinhua) view


CURRENT SEASONAL RAINFALL FORECAST

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The International Research Institute for Climate and Society was established as a cooperative agreement between
the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office and Columbia University.
It is part of The Earth Institute, Columbia University.