UAlbany Researchers Partner to Improve Forecasting, Communication of Extreme Heatwaves in NYC
Heatwaves kill on average more than 600 people in the U.S. per year, says a press release from UAlbany. That figure is more than nearly all other weather events combined.
A group of interdisciplinary researchers at the UAlbany, with the National Weather Service aims to equip New York City with a new set of tools that can be incorporated into decision-making around preparedness and response to extreme heat events. They are supported by the NOAA’s Weather Program Office, the release says. They’re looking for where forecasts may be deficient and to improve the communication of extreme temperature hazards for New Yorkers in the metropolitan area.
With close to 120 faculty, researchers and staff, UAlbany’s Weather-Climate Enterprise hosts the largest concentration of atmospheric, climate and environmental scientists in New York State, and one of the largest in the nation.
Climate discussion at SUNY Adk: McKibben, Hayhoe will address climate solutions in polarized political world
From a SUNY Adk press release: Their approaches are different, but Katharine Hayhoe and Bill McKibben share a commitment to raising awareness of climate change. The two renowned environmentalists join forces for “Bridging Differences on the Razor’s Edge,” a climate change discussion offered by SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury.
Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist, and McKibben, an environmental activist, will speak at 3 p.m. Oct. 21 in Adirondack Hall’s Northwest Bay Conference Center on SUNY Adirondack’s Queensbury campus. The event, which is open to the public, will also be available via Zoom.
Canadian-born Hayhoe teaches at Texas Tech University and is chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy. She is principal investigator for the Department of Interior’s South-Central Climate Adaptation Science Center and the National Science Foundation’s Global Infrastructure Climate Network.
McKibben teaches at Middlebury College, won the Gandhi Peace Prize as well as honorary degrees from 19 colleges and universities, and the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the alternative Nobel. Foreign Policy named him to its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most important global thinkers.
At “Bridging Differences,” the two will discuss how to realize successful climate solutions in a polarized political environment. The event is part of North Country Climate Reality’s annual conference. The group supports individual and community climate solutions, with a goal of making the North Country region a model for effective local climate action.
Workforce Readiness Academies Program funded by state, federal grant
From a SUNY Adirondack press release: SUNY Adk and Saratoga Can Code once again join forces to offer free computer coding education and training programs to serve unemployed and underemployed New York residents.
Funded through a New York State Department of Labor grant, the partnership will enable coding instruction in two popular courses — Front End Web Development and Python for Data Analytics — to serve up to 45 individuals, starting Nov. 8.
A live, virtual information session is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30. Interested participants are encouraged to email conted@sunyacc.edu to preregister.
SUNY Adirondack’s Workforce Readiness Academies Program (WRAP) provides free training opportunities for residents of New York state. Included in the program are customized services based on participant need, such as career coaching, academic advising, job-search skills, and accessing resources such as emergency child care and technology support.