WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, N.C., is hosting a regional climate conference with top scientists discussing some of the latest research developments related to climate change and its impacts to the Carolinas and Virginia - including the current El Nino and what it could bring this winter.
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Learn how meteorologists are using this new data, including information from NOAA's suite of climate services, to improve long-range forecasts to mitigate potential climate impacts and provide better decision support to monitor and protect local ecosystems and the environment. Conference attendees will include NOAA scientists, university climatologists, broadcast meteorologists, emergency managers and natural resource directors.
When: October 20 - 21; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET
Where: University of North Carolina-Wilmington Executive Development Center
1241 Military Cutoff Road
Wilmington, N.C.
Who: Tim Armstrong, senior forecaster, National Weather Service, Wilmington
Michelle L'Heureux, meteorologist, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
Karen L. Gleason, meteorologist, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
Dr. Doug Gamble, professor, Department of Geology
Ryan Boyles, state climatologist, North Carolina
Hope Mizzell, state climatologist, South Carolina
On the Web:
Carolinas and Virginia Climate Conference: http://weather.gov/ilm/ClimateConference
North Carolina State Climate Office: http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu
NOAA's Landmark Global Change Impacts in the United States: http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts/regional-climate-change-impacts/southeast
Contact:
Tim Armstrong
910-762-8724
SOURCE NOAA
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