NOAA scientists to speak on Arctic change, extreme weather, and fires at AGU

Several NOAA scientists will participate at four separate virtual press conferences during the upcoming American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting: 

• Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. CST: NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, PhD., will headline a panel of scientists who will present the 2021 Arctic Report Card offsite link (This link only works for media who have completed their AGU registration), the annual volume of original, peer-reviewed environmental observations and analysis that documents how climate change is driving rapid and dramatic shifts in weather, climate, terrestrial and oceanic conditions in the circumpolar Arctic region.    
• Wednesday, Dec 15 at 9 a.m. CST: Explaining Extreme Events of 2020 from a Climate Perspective offsite link (This link only works for media who have completed their AGU registration), an annual special issue of the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, will be presented by a panel including NOAA climate scientists Stephanie Herring offsite link and Andrew Hoell. Explaining Extreme Events compiles new, peer-reviewed research that explores methods for analyzing the influence of climate change on the intensity and evolution of extreme weather events from the previous calendar year, including the ongoing drought affecting the U.S. Southwest.
• Thursday, Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. CST: NOAA oceanographer Greg Foltz and ocean technologist Christian Meinig will participate in a press conference co-hosted by NOAA and AGU titled Intensifying Storms and Flooding in a Changing Climate offsite link (This link only works for media who have completed their AGU registration). They will speak about advances in uncrewed observations used to improve prediction of rapidly intensifying hurricanes. 
• Thursday, Dec. 16, 1 p.m. CST: NOAA scientist Meiyun Lin will participate in a press conference hosted by AGU that examines Wildfire in a changing climate offsite link (This link only works for media who have completed their AGU registration). Lin will discuss her new research on how increases in particulate pollution from wildfire impact air quality in a warming climate. 

All of the press conferences will be held via Zoom webinar. 

Reporters who wish to watch AGU press conferences must register in advance by visiting the AGU Fall Meeting Media Center offsite link and clicking on the “Press Registration” link. Reporters are strongly advised to complete their free press registration at least one day prior to the event in order to ensure they will be able to watch press events in real time and ask questions via an online chat.

Once registered, reporters can join the press conference by clicking on the links listed above or by going to the AGU media page list of press conferences offsite link and clicking the purple ATTEND button at the time of the press conference. 

For media registration, visit AGU’s registration page offsite link.

To learn more about how NOAA is participating at AGU, please visit noaa.gov/agu-2021.