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Data Rescue
IEDRO presents to USDA on weather data rescue & digitization, agriculture and risk management
October 29, 2014
Washington DC | Dr. Crouthamel was invited by the USDA’s Associate Administrator For Risk Management, Barbara Leach, to participate in the Seventh Annual Cyber Security Symposium and Expo at the USDA headquarters in Washington. Dr. Crouthamel presented on behalf of IEDRO. Among the topics Dr. Crouthamel addressed, were weather data rescue and digitization’s impact on agriculture risk […]
Audio: In CBC Radio interview, Teddy Allen sheds light on need for more weather data rescue
September 21, 2014
Note: Audio starts automatically SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 | Teddy Allen, Director of Scientific Applications for IEDRO, was interviewed by CBC Radio’s Nora Young as part of the ‘Spark’ series. The interview covered many aspects of DR&D, most importantly, what weather data rescue really means, why we do it, and why we need to do more […]
Both the “fog of ignorance” and “glow of discovery” emphasize need for data rescue
August 29, 2014
Philip Brohan, climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, combines information from old documents, tree-rings and large computers, into a clear picture of what the weather used to be like. At the August 2014 ACRE (Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth) workshop, attended by IEDRO, Philip presented this particular visualization (seen below) of mean […]
IEDRO collaborates with University of West Indies and Met Service of Jamaica
July 23, 2014
KINGSTON, JAMAICA | Teddy Allen, PhD candidate at The University of Miami (Meteorology) and Director of Scientific Applications for IEDRO, spent the first three weeks of July in Kingston, Jamaica collaborating with The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Meteorological Service of Jamaica. During his visit Teddy worked directly with students and professors […]
Climate and Famine: Two Examples
June 4, 2012
By Jason Klein, IEDRO’s Environmental Writer and Editor We have all witnessed the effects of famine – malnourished children, dead herds of cattle, the plaintive appeals of Sally Struthers. But what if a famine could be predicted, and then we could work to prevent it? The good news is that by delving into past instances […]
Historical Climatic Data and Infectious Disease: Messages from the Past Help Forecast Epidemics of the Future
May 26, 2012
By Jason Klein, Environmental Writer and Editor The connections between climate change and infectious diseases are far more complex and numerous than the scope of this article can entail, as a search on your favorite search engine will tell you. Our specific question is: can an analysis of historical climatic data help us to understand […]
Capacity Building Workshop on Data Rescue and Climate Change Indices: A Contribution to the Implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services in the Caribbean
May 23, 2012
By Teddy Allen, IEDRO Science Applications Manager May 7-10, 2012 –The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. IEDRO recently participated in the Capacity Building Workshop on Data Rescue and Climate Change Indices as part of the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). The remaining ETCCDI members supporting the workshop represented NOAA, […]
Tree Rings: A Type of Weather Data
May 8, 2012
By Penny Paugh Trees grow on every continent except Antarctica, and the rings they contain embody a record of climate change going back thousands of years. Each ring represents a single year’s growth, so not only can a ring count tell us how old a tree is, but they can also help reconstruct climatic history […]
Rwandan Drought; Ongoing Climate Concerns
April 25, 2012
by Aura Lawson La Niña has persisted longer than expected this year, and with it comes agricultural uncertainty for many countries across the globe. Rwanda is no exception. Anthony Twahirwa, head of Rwanda’s Meteorological Center, explains that their forecasting agency expected decreased rainfall as a result of La Niña, or abnormally cool waters in the […]