Join the first session of this 4-part webinar series to share perspectives and approaches to do climate science, communication, and risk management, taking place on 8 November, 01:00-02:30 UTC. Please register for the session here.

Interested in better understanding the extent that recent drought phenomena are influenced by human activity? The Royal Society just published an interdisciplinary collection of articles discussing both risks of and contributors to drought in the Anthropocene. This research spans a range of topics, including the influence of meteorological droughts upon hydrological droughts, the planetary boundaries of freshwater use, and the economics of managing water crises.

The introductory article “Drought risk in the Anthropocene” highlights and summarizes the research in this issue, which is fully available here.

The WCRP Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change Lighthouse Activity invites you to join the second webinar of the series that will provide a discussion forum on topics focused on predicting and explaining a range of different climate phenomena and events, while supporting the further development of a scientific agenda.

This second webinar will focus on the Triple La Niña and will provide a view of causes, key processes and prediction of such event.

SPEAKERS:

• Mike McPhaden (NOAA, USA): Causes and Consequences of the 2020-2022 La Niña
• Fei Zheng (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, China): Key processes on triggering the multi-year La Niña event as revealed by seasonal climate predictions
• Xian Wu (UCAR, USA): Predicting the duration of La Niña events using the CESM multiyear forecast systems

The event will take place on 22 November 2022, from 15:00hs to 16:30hs UTC. Speakers will give a 20-minute talk each followed by a round table discussion, with questions from participants.

Registrations are free, https://EPESC-webinar-triple-la-nina.eventbrite.co.uk

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) project are pleased to announce the release of the "History of the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project", a report authored by William B. Rossow, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the City College of New York.

40 years ago, the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) was launched to collect and analyze global satellite observations of Earth’s clouds for climate research. This report covers the planning and inception of ISCCP and its evolution, including two version updates: the first led to better understanding of cloud types and their vertical structures, and the second helped to support cloud process studies by taking advantage of advances in satellite measurements. The current conceptual framework of the project now aims to understand the full role of clouds in weather and climate variation. Possible uses of the data and a new direction for ISCCP are also discussed. To read the report, click here.

The SOLAS Summer School is a regular, international event with the goal of providing multidisciplinary air-sea interaction background to the next generation of Earth System scientists. The next in-person School will take place from 5-16 June 2023 at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo on Cape Verde. For more information and to apply for the in-person Summer School 2023, please use the form provided on the website. Applications must be submitted by 25 November 2022.

The report, United in Science, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record highs. Fossil fuel emission rates are now above pre-pandemic levels after a temporary drop due to lockdowns. Emissions reduction pledges for 2030 need to be seven times higher to meet the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

United in Science provides an overview of the most recent science related to climate change, impacts and responses. The science is clear – urgent action is needed to mitigate emissions and adapt to our changing climate, explains the report. The World Climate Research Programme is proud to have provided input to the report, alongside contributions from the Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO), the World Weather Research Programme (WMO); the UN Environment Programme, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Global Carbon Project; the UK Met Office, and Urban Climate Change Cities. It includes relevant headline statements from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report.

The report, available on the WMO website, was launched today with a press conference that can be viewed here.

Priority Variables Consultation
The CMIP International Project Office (CMIP IPO) invites you to take part in this consultation on priority variables for inclusion within a core set of variables forming the baseline for exchange of climate model data, in any intercomparison project, in accordance with FAIR data and Open Science principles. This consultation is relevant to those involved in developing and operating climate models, data infrastructure and those utilising climate model outputs.  To know more and to fill in the online form click here. Consultation closes 18:00 UTC Friday 23 September.

Open call for CMIP7 Task Teams
This open call is an invitation to enthusiastic and motivated individuals from across the community, and beyond, to join the CMIP7 Task Teams and contribute to the future direction of CMIP. The first set of Task Team call texts and the application form are available here with an application deadline of 2nd October 2022.

Poster Clusters

Poster clusters should be designed to bring together a community working on a specific topic within the broader conference themes. The aim is to help participants to organize their poster viewing and to provide a forum for discussion about the cluster topic. In addition to dedicated on-site poster sessions, all posters will be available on the hybrid platform poster gallery at least two weeks before the conference. Virtual poster sessions will be organized during these two weeks. The poster cluster names will be listed under the OSC programme sessions in the abstract submission system when it opens in December 2022.

If you or your organization/working group/etc., would like to propose a poster cluster topic, please click here to know more about the poster cluster application and to fill in the survey form, no later than 30 September 2022.

Side Events

The OSC will occupy the entire Kigali Convention Center during the week of 23-27 October 2023. The venue has many rooms of varying sizes that can accommodate workshops, meetings, learning labs, townhalls or other events.There is also the option to propose a video for transmission on hybrid platform during breaks and possibly during the conference itself. If you or your organization would like to host an event at the OSC, please click here to know more about the side event application and to fill in the survey form.

• To download the flyer that provides a brief overview of the conference, click here.

APPEAR aims to bring together research exploiting perturbed parameter ensembles (PPEs) to understand and predict the behaviour of the atmosphere and climate system.

Registrations are open for the Analysis of PPEs in Atmospheric Research (APPEAR) virtual workshop to be held over 2 days: 18 October (15:00-19:00 UTC) and 19 October 2022 (08:00-11:00 UTC). The workshop is organised under the new WCRP Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project and will showcase the wide range of PPE-related research across atmospheric science. The overall aims are to define the range of approaches and applications, to share expertise on how the many challenges of PPE creation and analysis are being tackled, to build a community of researchers, and to scope out the opportunities for further development and collaboration.  

• To register, click here

 WCRP invites the community to to nominate candidates (including self-nomination) to become members of the Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Scientific Steering Group (SSG). The WCRP Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project focuses on research that underpins provision of actionable information for society’s response to climate variability and change. RIfS is in its establishment phase and presents opportunities for framing and developing the directions and priority foci of research on climate for society.

• For more details on the nomination process, read more here.
• Deadline for nominations: 30th September 2022

Secure your ticket for the 7^th SPARC General Assembly from 24^th to 28^th October 2022 - pick your hub (i) the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder, USA, (ii) the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in Reading, UK, or (iii) the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) in Qingdao, China and register for the GA. A preliminary SPARC GA Programme can be downloaded from the conference website. If you have any questions please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Find out more about the SPARC General Assembly.

WCRP is looking forward to participating in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2022, to be held from 12 to 16 December 2022 in Chicago (USA).

The list of WCRP sessions is available here.

Do not miss the abstract submission deadline: 3 August 2022

The WCRP Digital Earths Lighthouse Activity and Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project are jointly convening a workshop to bring together all relevant communities interested in ultra-high-resolution modelling. The workshop is planned to be in person from October 3-7, 2022 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO, U.S.A. Public health regulations permitting.

Abstract submissions and registrations are open for the workshop “Modelling the Climate System at Ultra-High-Resolution: Resolving atmospheric storms, ocean sub-mesoscale eddies, rivers and glaciers”.

Deadlines:

• Abstract submissions: 31^st August
• Registrations: 19^th September

 To know more about the workshop and to submit an abstract and register, click here

Climate model data has been increasing progressively over the past decades. This is leading to a shift towards data-intensive activities in climate sciences which in turn is posing challenges for the current generation such as striking a balance between time expended in data-intensive and other foundational climate science activities. The Young Earth System Scientists community (YESS) invites you to fill in a form, which will help to know your perspective on these growing data-intensive activities in climate sciences and what YESS can do to help early-career researchers (ECRs) achieve this balance.

• To know more and fill in the form, click here.

Details of the regional simulations/downscalings of CMIP6 that are planned for each domain can be accessed via https://wcrp-cordex.github.io/simulation-status/

The simulations status is listed as :

• Full list of simulations
• Summary by domain
• Summary by scenario
• Summary by experiment

This platform will be a living site and evolve as simulations are completed, status changed or new simulation plans are added. To keep this alive, the CORDEX Project Office is requesting contributions from the community by adding or updating the simulations available.

For more information, the CORDEX Project Office can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Past Global Changes (PAGES) project is pleased to announce the 2nd volume of its new paleoscience magazine for teenagers, young adults, and people of all ages interested in Earth’s history. 

This new issue shows how some warm periods occurred in the past, and the challenging adaptations that Earth and humanity had to undergo to cope with climate change impacts. In addition, it stresses how past warm time intervals were different from the one we are living today, and what it may mean to adapt this time.

• Access Volume 2 of Past Global Changes Horizons
• Access Volume 1 of Past Global Changes Horizons

The Surface Ocean–Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), an international and interdisciplinary research project on biogeochemical-physical air-sea interactions and processes will hold its 8^th SOLAS Open Science Conference on 25-29 September 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa (hybrid format).

• The deadline for abstract & discussion session proposal submission, and travel fund application is 10^th June 2022 ;
• The deadline for Early Career Scientist Day (ECSD) application is 25^th July 2022;
• The deadline for early bird registration is 31^st July 2022.
• To learn more, visit the 8th SOLAS Open Science Conference website

SPARC (Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate) is holding its 7^th General Assembly (GA) from 24^th to 28^th October 2022. The format of the SPARC GA will be different from past GAs, as it will be on a multi-hub basis with three locations (hubs) confirmed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in Boulder, USA, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in Reading, UK, and the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) in Qingdao, China.

•  Deadline for abstract submission extended to 5 pm UTC on 6 June 2022
• For more information and submissions, visit the conference webpage.