The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is very excited to announce the opening of the new WCRP Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA), jointly hosted by the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) in Hamburg, Germany, and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) in Bergen, Norway. To find out more click the headline above. Left: Tore Furevik, Director of BCCR (Photo: Gudrun Sylte, Bjerknes Centre) and right, Daniela Jacob, Director of GERICS (Photo: Christian...

The Risk KAN invites interested researchers to self-nominate for a membership in the Knowledge Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events, in the Development Team (DT) and/or working groups. The deadline for nomination is 15 November 2018.

The Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S) was launched as a joint project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP). This article gives an overview of the project and outlines plans for phase II, from the end of this year until 2023. Click the headline above for more details.

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society Data Library (IRIDL) allows you to view, analyze, or download hundreds of terabytes of climate-related data through a standard web browser available on a tablet, computer or smartphone. Best of all, there are really great instructions to get started right away. To find out more about this incredible initiative, click the heading above.

Want to be a member of the coolest Scientific Steering Group (SSG) around? Then the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) SSG is for you! You can find out all the details on the CliC website. The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2018.

The 2018 International Conferences on Subseasonal to Decadal Prediction, which will take place from the 17-21 September 2018 at NCAR in Boulder, will be live streamed for remote viewing. For more details follow the advice on the workshop webpages. The conferences will bring together scientists, producers, and users at the forefront of S2S and S2D prediction and related research, development, and application areas. They will foster the exchange of information and knowledge between the...

The members of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) as of January 2019 are now confirmed. To see who has been newly appointed and reappointed, click the headline above.