Gabriele Pfister, NCAR scientist and deputy director, Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling is an atmospheric chemist with expertise in the movement and evolution of air pollutants, including the interactions between extreme heat and air quality. She recently analyzed the impacts of extreme indoor heat on the elderly population in Houston, working with an interdisciplinary team of researchers to develop an innovative method to estimate the health risks of older adults who are exposed to high temperatures indoors. He can answer questions related to the influence of climate change on heat waves, drought, precipitation patterns, and other weather and climate events.Ĭassandra O’Lenick, NCAR an environmental epidemiologist, examines the health impacts of ambient and indoor environmental exposures among vulnerable populations. Gerald Meehl, NCAR senior internationally recognized expert in climate variability and change, Meehl researches connections between our changing climate and altered weather patterns, including the greater frequency of record-high daily temperatures. In particular, she uses ecological models to understand how vegetation will be impacted by climate change, including droughts and heat waves. He applies his modeling expertise to studying the water cycle, both regionally and globally, and how the water cycle responds to climate change and human development.ĭanica Lombardozzi, NCAR is an expert in terrestrial ecosystems, studying how human activities and climate impact crops and vegetation, and how these changes in turn affect the climate. In particular, he is available to answer questions related to improving the vegetation and water interaction component in climate models to better understand how these systems react in the real world.ĭavid Lawrence, NCAR senior specializes in using computer models to better understand interactions between the land surface and climate change. In particular, he is interested in how droughts occur during summer monsoon season as well as snowpack and seasonal water supply availability and prediction in the West.ĭaniel Kennedy, NCAR studies how vegetation responds to extreme changes in water availability, such as drought or increased precipitation. He can address questions about emissions from wildfires and human activities that pose risks to human health, especially during severe heat waves.ĭave Gochis, NCAR expert in hydrometeorology, Gochis studies flooding and drought and how to better predict them. The potential influence of climate change on the frequency, duration, and intensity of droughts and heat wavesįrank Flocke, NCAR senior atmospheric chemist and an expert on many aspects of air quality, Flocke has studied how weather conditions that are typically associated with extreme heat - such as clear skies, strong sunshine, and stagnant air - can worsen air quality. Human health impacts of heat, including changes in air quality.Impacts of drought and heat events on vegetation.Improving our understanding of the causes of droughts and heat waves.Our experts are available to discuss issues such as: Photo credit Carlye Calvin, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.Īs areas across North America experience record-setting heat waves and face extended periods of drought, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are working to better understand and predict these extreme weather and climate events that impact human health and well-being. Teller Lake experiencing extreme drought.
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