Climate Change

In: Climate Change and Its Causes, Effects and Prediction Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter -- Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate( -- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives, Hearing Charter, Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate -- Purpose -- Witnesses -- Overarching Questions -- Background -- Understanding the Causes of Extreme Weather Events -- Forecasting Extreme Weather Events -- Communicating Extreme Weather Events -- Impacts of Extreme Weather Events -- Additional Reading -- Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Full Committee Hearing: Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate, Thursday, September 26, 2019 -- Opening Statement of Ranking Member Frank Lucas, Full Committee Hearing, Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate, September 26, 2019 -- Testimony of Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geography, and Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, and 2013 President, Americ... -- Written Testimony of Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geography and Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia, Former President of the American Meteoro... -- Clarity on Extreme Weather-Climate Change Attribution, Messaging, and Steps Forward Key Takeaway Points -- Introduction -- Contemporary Extreme Weather within the Context of Climate Change -- Messaging Emergencies in the Extreme Weather-Climate Change Connections -- Some Ideas to Move Forward -- Keep Scientific Observation and Modeling Capacity Robust -- Learn from Best Practices in Regional or Stakeholder Efforts.