Join the first session of this 4-part webinar series to share perspectives and approaches to do climate science, communication, and risk management, taking place on 8 November, 01:00-02:30 UTC. Please register for the session here.

Join us for a webinar on cloud feedbacks and atmospheric dynamics from the latest series on tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt changes in the Earth system, taking place on 23 November, 10:30 - 12:00 CET. Please see the event website.

Interested in better understanding the extent that recent drought phenomena are influenced by human activity? The Royal Society just published an interdisciplinary collection of articles discussing both risks of and contributors to drought in the Anthropocene. This research spans a range of topics, including the influence of meteorological droughts upon hydrological droughts, the planetary boundaries of freshwater use, and the economics of managing water crises. The introductory article...

The WCRP Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change Lighthouse Activity invites you to join the second webinar of the series that will provide a discussion forum on topics focused on predicting and explaining a range of different climate phenomena and events, while supporting the further development of a scientific agenda. This second webinar will focus on the Triple La Niña and will provide a view of causes, key processes and prediction of such event. SPEAKERS: Mike McPhaden (NOAA, USA): Causes...

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) project are pleased to announce the release of the "History of the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project", a report authored by William B. Rossow, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the City College of New York. 40 years ago, the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) was launched to collect and analyze global satellite observations of Earth’s clouds for climate...

The SOLAS Summer School is a regular, international event with the goal of providing multidisciplinary air-sea interaction background to the next generation of Earth System scientists. The next in-person School will take place from 5-16 June 2023 at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo on Cape Verde. For more information and to apply for the in-person Summer School 2023, please use the form provided on the website. Applications must be submitted by 25 November 2022.

The My Climate Risk (MCR) - Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Regional Hub, through the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability, invites you to the final session of its first online webinar series, "Climate Voices on the Ground: Perspectives from Different Sectors", which seeks to foster discussion on the contexts and experiences of climate change among different communities and stakeholders. This final session takes place this Friday, October 28 from 8:00-9:30 AM UTC. More information is...

PRESS RELEASE: A group of 28 sea-level scientists and practitioners of the World Climate Research Programme Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level and its Impacts has released a new estimate for high-end sea-level rise. The new estimates are based on multiple lines of evidence and physical plausibility for each sea-level component, including the critical Antarctic ice sheet contribution. For more information, click the heading above.

University of Massachusetts will be new host of the CliC International Project Office We are excited to announce that in 2023 the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) International Project Office (IPO) will move to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. The office will be funded by the US National Science Foundations (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Spatial Administration (NASA), and with in-kind support from UMass. WCRP thanks Raymond Bradley and Robert de Conto, both at the School...

20 October 2022, 15:30 - 17:00 CEST We are excited to announce an upcoming event on coral reefs in the Discussion Series: Tipping elements, irreversibility, and abrupt change in the Earth system. The event includes presentations from David Obura and Joanie Kleypas on the potential tipping of coral reefs and related impacts on ocean ecosystems. Click the heading above to find out more and to register.

The Global Climate Observing Programme (GCOS) is looking for experts to join two of its panels: the Atmospheric Observations Panel for Climate (AOPC), and the Ocean Observations Physics and Climate Panel (OOPC). AOPC  was established by the GCOS Steering Committee in recognition of the need for specific scientific and technical input concerning atmospheric observations for climate. The Panels’ expertise is essential for assessing the capabilities, gaps and deficiencies of current...

  The report, United in Science, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record highs. Fossil fuel emission rates are now above pre-pandemic levels after a temporary drop due to lockdowns. Emissions reduction pledges for 2030 need to be seven times higher to meet the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. United in Science provides an overview of the most recent science related to climate change, impacts and responses. The science is clear – urgent action is needed to mitigate...

Priority Variables Consultation The CMIP International Project Office (CMIP IPO) invites you to take part in this consultation on priority variables for inclusion within a core set of variables forming the baseline for exchange of climate model data, in any intercomparison project, in accordance with FAIR data and Open Science principles. This consultation is relevant to those involved in developing and operating climate models, data infrastructure and those utilising climate model outputs.  To...

Poster Clusters Poster clusters should be designed to bring together a community working on a specific topic within the broader conference themes. The aim is to help participants to organize their poster viewing and to provide a forum for discussion about the cluster topic. In addition to dedicated on-site poster sessions, all posters will be available on the hybrid platform poster gallery at least two weeks before the conference. Virtual poster sessions will be organized during these two...

APPEAR aims to bring together research exploiting perturbed parameter ensembles (PPEs) to understand and predict the behaviour of the atmosphere and climate system. Registrations are open for the Analysis of PPEs in Atmospheric Research (APPEAR) virtual workshop to be held over 2 days: 18 October (15:00-19:00 UTC) and 19 October 2022 (08:00-11:00 UTC). The workshop is organised under the new WCRP Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project and will showcase the wide range of...

 WCRP invites the community to to nominate candidates (including self-nomination) to become members of the Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Scientific Steering Group (SSG). The WCRP Regional Information for Society (RIfS)Core Project focuses on research that underpins provision of actionable information for society’s response to climate variability and change. RIfS is in its establishment phase and presents opportunities for framing and developing the directions and priority foci of...

Secure your ticket for the 7th SPARC General Assembly from 24th to 28th October 2022 - pick your hub (i) the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder, USA, (ii) the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in Reading, UK, or (iii) the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) in Qingdao, China and register for the GA. A preliminary SPARC GA Programme can be downloaded from the conference website. If you have any questions please This email address is...

This meeting, co-convened by Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and Tim Lenton, Director of Global Systems Institute, is a ‘call to action’ to form an alliance to improve warnings of the proximity of catastrophic climate tipping points and to accelerate positive tipping points to avert the climate crisis. Speakers will be from academia, industry, government, and third sectors. The meeting is sponsored by the WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse...

WCRP is looking forward to participating in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022, to be held from 12 to 16 December 2022 in Chicago (USA). The list of WCRP sessions is available here. Do not miss the abstract submission deadline: 3 August 2022

The WCRP Digital Earths Lighthouse Activity and Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project are jointly convening a workshop to bring together all relevant communities interested in ultra-high-resolution modelling. The workshop is planned to be in person from October 3-7, 2022 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO, U.S.A. Public health regulations permitting. Abstract submissions and registrations are open for the workshop “Modelling the Climate...

Climate model data has been increasing progressively over the past decades. This is leading to a shift towards data-intensive activities in climate sciences which in turn is posing challenges for the current generation such as striking a balance between time expended in data-intensive and other foundational climate science activities. The Young Earth System Scientists community (YESS) invites you to fill in a form, which will help to know your perspective on these growing data-intensive...

Details of the regional simulations/downscalings of CMIP6 that are planned for each domain can be accessed via https://wcrp-cordex.github.io/simulation-status/ The simulations status is listed as : Full list of simulations Summary by domain Summary by scenario Summary by experiment This platform will be a living site and evolve as simulations are completed, status changed or new simulation plans are added. To keep this alive, the CORDEX Project Office is requesting contributions from the...

The Past Global Changes (PAGES) project is pleased to announce the 2nd volume of its new paleoscience magazine for teenagers, young adults, and people of all ages interested in Earth’s history.  This new issue shows how some warm periods occurred in the past, and the challenging adaptations that Earth and humanity had to undergo to cope with climate change impacts. In addition, it stresses how past warm time intervals were different from the one we are living today, and what it may mean to...

The Surface Ocean–Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), an international and interdisciplinary research project on biogeochemical-physical air-sea interactions and processes will hold its 8th SOLAS Open Science Conference on 25-29 September 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa (hybrid format). The deadline for abstract & discussion session proposal submission, and travel fund application is 10th June 2022 ; The deadline for Early Career Scientist Day (ECSD) application is 25th July 2022; The...

SPARC (Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) is holding its 7th General Assembly (GA) from 24th to 28th October 2022. The format of the SPARC GA will be different from past GAs, as it will be on a multi-hub basis with three locations (hubs) confirmed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder, USA, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in Reading, UK, and the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) in Qingdao, China.  Deadline...