The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is having a profound impact on many people, both personally and professionally. The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) looks at the challenges that we currently face and the opportunities that we have for the future. 

The Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) Community is planning for the future, with a newly elected leadership and a Strategic Action Plan under consultation. In response to COVID-19, the YESS community invites you to attend a series of online activities to share your science and to encourage scientific interaction. 

Jason Evans reports on a session on "regional climate projections and applications", including CORDEX, at the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Conference last February. To find out more, click the heading above.

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle. Venue of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Conference (10-14 Feb 2020, Fremantle, Australia)

The WCRP Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project announces the publication of its Annual Report for 2019. The report gives an overview of CliC activities in 2019 and includes contributions from all of the CliC Projects/Groups Leads. 2019 was another productive year for the CliC community and CliC is pleased to share this annual report highlighting some of our progress and achievements during the past year. The report also covers the outputs resulting from the WCRP Grand Challenge on “Melting Ice and Global Consequences.“ For more details, click the headline above.

WCRP note, with great gratitude and admiration, the life of Sir John Houghton, who passed away last week. Please click the heading above to read more.

The report from the WCRP High-level Science Questions and Flagship Workshop, commonly called the "Hamburg Workshop", is now available for download. The workshop report includes proposed new WCRP Implementation Priorities and Lighthouse Activities for the next decade. Click the heading above for more details.