The summer of 2017 sported two extreme heat waves that broke all time records throughout the region. These two main heat waves of summer 2017 had very different flavors and spatial expressions. We briefly discuss them in the context of climate evolution and compare them to the great heat wave of late July 2006 . The weather data and available … Read More

Rising Seas California Ocean Protection Council along with California Ocean Science Trust brought together a group of sea level rise experts to develop “Rising Seas in California, an Update on sea level rise science.” CNAP researcher Dan Cayan was a co-author in the report that was published in April, 2017. The new report uses probabilistic projections of sea level rise … Read More

While there are many agencies involved in the provisioning of climate services in the United States, there are several that have begun addressing a specific need for applied climate research, which focus on outputs that are termed “usable climate science.” These are often 1) directed at a specific stakeholder group or need and 2) use a co-production of knowledge approach, … Read More