Integrated Science Program (ISP)

By mid-century it is estimated that global population could rise by more than three billion people, with most of that increase occurring in urban areas.

Andrew Monaghan used to spend his time analyzing mathematical models of climate change in Antarctica, working on some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now the NCAR scientist sits down with traditional healers in remote villages in Uganda, a world so far removed from supercomputers that there is often no electricity or piped water.

In 2010 we continued to build our local partnerships in Ghana, undertook a site visit to field test a survey on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and cost of illness (COI) regarding meningitis in the Navrongo region of Ghana which will be conducted in early 2010 and 2011.

Joan Kleypas, a marine ecologist and geologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) who has conducted pioneering research into the effects of climate change on coral reefs, this week was named a recipient of the prestigious Heinz Award.

    Hurricane Ike approaches the upper Texas coast.  As Ike approached, threatening to bring a potentially catastrophic storm surge, the Houston-area National Weather Service office issued a statement that warned of "certain death” for those who didn’t evacuate some areas. 

Winter Weather research stories from around NCAR:
The October snow blitz: What made "Snowtober" so unusual?
Where snow is born: getting on top of winter storms.
Predicitng snow in the Anchorage Bowl.
Winter Driving: where the rubber meets the road.

With U.S. agriculture taking a massive hit from the widespread drought of 2012, farmers and other stakeholders are hungry for guidance on how crops may fare as the nation’s climate evolves over the coming decades. This year’s National Climate Assessment (NCA) includes new findings on agriculture and climate change—key science that draws from a longstanding collaboration between NCAR and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.