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.

The "Second WCRP Summer School on Climate Model Development" was held in Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil, on 22-31 January. It was hosted by the Brazil National Institute for Space Research, Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (INPE/CPTEC). In its second edition, the WCRP modelling summer school focused on a current scientific challenge: the development of scale-aware parameterizations with emphasis on the so called "grey zone", that is, models with horizontal resolution ranging from 1km to 10km. Click the headline to read the full summer school report.