Alessandra Giannini, interview #2

by IRI / Added 1 day 22 hours ago

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Ale discusses her research on the Sahel, and the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s

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Evaluating, Improving and Promoting Effective Use of Satellite Rainfall Products

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The Earth Institute's International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) presents, "Evaluating, Improving and Promoting Effective Use of Satellite Rainfall Products." This seminar explores…

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Alessandra Giannini

by IRI / Added 1 week 17 hours ago

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Ale talks about climate's role in Sahelian life and livelihoods

Andrew Robertson, IRI, part 2

by IRI / Added 1 week 17 hours ago

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Andy tells us what farmers want in the way of climate information.

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Andrew Robertson, IRI

by IRI / Added 1 week 18 hours ago

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Andy justifies why he and others are in Niamey in the hottest month of the year.

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Abdou Ali

by IRI / Added 1 week 18 hours ago

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There's only one rainy season in the Sahel, says hydrologist Abdou Ali from Agrhymet, based in Niger

Repeat of 2011? Rainfall Worries for East Africa

by IRI / Added 1 month 1 week ago

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The 2012 "long" rainy season in the Horn of Africa is off to a poor start, and fear of famine once again looms large for the region. “Unfortunately, current ocean conditions suggest that the poor…

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Early blooms in the Northeast U.S.

by IRI / Added 1 month 3 weeks ago

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March was the warmest month ever recorded in the U.S, according to the National Weather Service [http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/]. Here in the northeast, we saw daffodils, tulips and other colorful…

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Steve Zebiak on the Climate Services Partnership

by IRI / Added 2 months 3 weeks ago

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Stephen Zebiak is the director of the Earth Institute's Climate Services Initiative. In this interview, he describes the fledgling Climate Services Partnership, which was a key outcome of the International…

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Climate information for food Security

by IRI / Added 3 months 2 weeks ago

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Robert Zougmoré, who is the West Africa Regional Program Leader for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), discusses the climate-related challenges farmers…

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Overview of Ethiopia Climate Maprooms

by IRI / Added 4 months 6 days ago

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Rémi Cousin of the IRI's Data Library group gives an overview of the new map rooms developed with Ethiopia's National Meteorological Agency as part of a Google.org-funded project.

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Simon Mason, Climate Info and Humanitarian community

by IRI / Added 5 months 1 week ago

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In this interview, climate scientist Simon Mason explains how truly exceptional the drought in East Africa has been compared to other droughts. He also discusses the ways in which forecasts and other…

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