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FEMA, Argonne National Laboratory and AT&T Collaborate to Release New Climate Projections |
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) and AT&T announced the launch of the Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR) to provide free access to cutting-edge science for climate projections to help improve America’s preparedness for future climate extremes.
Using climate science modeling that is among the most sophisticated methodologies worldwide, ClimRR gives state, local, tribal and territorial emergency managers and community leaders free access to localized data about future climate risks that can be used to explore strategies for resilience. Initial hazards included in ClimRR are temperature, precipitation, wind and drought conditions. Additional risks, such as wildfire and flooding, will be added in the coming months.
Climate projections from ClimRR can be overlayed with community and infrastructure information sourced from the Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT). Combining data from ClimRR and RAPT allows users to understand local-scale climate risks in the context of existing community demographics and infrastructure, including the location of vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure.
Visit www.fema.gov/rapt to start using ClimRR and RAPT today.
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NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System. It defines operational systems that guide how personnel work together during incidents.
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