Open AccessSocietal adaptation to decadal climate variability in the United States
Author(s) -
Rosenberg Norman J.,
Mehta Vikram M.,
Olsen J. Rolf,
Storch Hans Von,
Varady Robert G.,
Hayes Michael J.,
Wilhite Donald
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo430007
Subject(s) - predictability , teleconnection , climate change , climatology , political science , geography , regional science , el niño southern oscillation , oceanography , geology , physics , quantum mechanics
The search for evidence of decadal climatic variability (DCV) has a very long history. In the past decade, a research community has coalesced around a series of roughly biennial workshops that have emphasized description of past DCV events; their causes and their “teleconnections” responsible for droughts, floods, and warm and cold spells around the world; and recently, the predictability of DCV events. Researchers studying climate change put great emphasis on prospective impacts, but the DCV community has yet to do so. To begin rectifying this deficiency, a short but ambitious workshop was convened in Waikoloa, near Kona, Hawaii, from 26–28 April 2007. This workshop, sponsored by the Center for Research on the Changing Earth System (CRCES), NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, brought together climatologists and sectoral specialists representing agriculture, water resources, economics, the insurance industry, and developing country interests.