MONTHLY CLIMATE UPDATE

In the monthly climate update, NOAA’s chief scientist Sarah Kapnick, Ph. D., will offer a brief message and a panel of NOAA experts-  Karin Gleason, monitoring section chief, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Derek Manzello, Ph.D., coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program, Dan Collins, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center – will provide the U.S. and global climate analyses for July 2023, the latest El Niño/La Niña update, and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. Derek Manzello  will also provide a short update on the status of the heat stress impacting Florida’s coral reef and other coral reefs in both the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.

HOW:

  1. Dial into the conference call:
    •888-790-3151 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
    • 1-415-228-3903 International (toll)
    • Verbal passcode: CLIMATE
  2. View slides athttps://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).

DEEPER DIVE INTO CORAL BLEACHING EMERGENCY 

This special teleconference will take place from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. NOAA Assistant Administrator Steve Thur, Ph.D., will provide opening remarks and introduce a panel of experts-Derek Manzello, Ph.D., coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program, Andy Bruckner, Ph.D., research coordinator, NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Ian Enochs, Ph.D., research ecologist, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory – who will discuss how record-breaking warm ocean temperatures this summer have stressed, bleached, and in some cases, killed coral within the 3,800 square miles of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a marine area of continuous, diverse coral ecosystems.

These coral reefs provide vital benefits, including sustaining habitats for fish and marine life, supporting tourism and buffering the harmful impacts of hurricanes and storm surge on coastal communities.

Panelists will provide the latest update on the coral reef status, what NOAA and partners are doing to protect these valuable reefs and what the public can do to help.

HOW:

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