Hill Events

2009 Hearings

May 6, 2009
Expanding Climate Services at NOAA: Developing the National Climate Service
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science and Technology
Eric Barron's testimony

April 2, 2009
FY 2010 Request for NSF, NASA and NOAA
House Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, House Committee on Appropriations
Jack Fellows' testimony

March 19, 2009
Climate Satellite Requirements and NASA and NOAA Programs
House Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, House Committee on Appropriations
Rick Anthes' testimony

2009 Briefings

November 16 , 2009
Climate Change: Health and Policy Implications
Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief, Science Magazine, Professor of Biochemistry/Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco
Rita R. Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, College Park & Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lynn Goldman, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mary Hayden, Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research

September 18, 2009
Regional Climate Models: A Critical Adaptation Tool for Communities and Industry
Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University
Greg Holland, Senior Scientist and Acting Director of the Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Cortis Cooper, Chevron Fellow, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Sarah Cottrell, Energy and Environment Policy Advisor for State of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
WEBCAST of briefing

May 5, 2009
Climate Change Adaptation and Water Resources
Jack Fellows, Vice President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
David Behar, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission & Water Utility Climate Alliance
Jonathan Overpeck, Founding Co-Director, Institute for Environment and Society, University of Arizona
Bradley Udall, Director, Western Water Assessment Program, University of Colorado

April 1, 2009
Climate Change in the Urban Landscape -- Stakeholder Needs and Adaptation Strategies that Work
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Jonathan Overpeck, Institute for Environment and Society, University of Arizona
Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Co-Chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change
Karen Hobbs, First Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of the Environment
Donald Wuebbles, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois
WEBCAST of briefing

2008 Hearings

July 22, 2008 Hearing : "An Update on the Science of Global Warming and its Implications." Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (full committee hearing). Kevin Trenberth testified.

2008 Briefings

Actions to Make Our Nation More Resilient to Severe Weather and Climate Change
Nancy Colleton, Executive Director, Alliance for Earth Observations
Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society
Veronica Johnson, Commissioner, Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Robert Gagosian, President and CEO, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Jack Fellows, Vice President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
WEBCAST of briefing

The Energy Challenge of Climate Change: More Urgent Than We Thought
Tom Wigley, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jae Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland.
Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California
WEBCAST of briefing

2007 Hearings

July 11, 2007 "U.S. Weather and Environmental Satellites: Ready for the 21st Century?"

June 28, 2007 "NASA's Earth Science and Applications Programs: FY08 Budget Request & Issues"

May 3, 2007 "Reorienting the USGCRP toward a User-Driven Research Endeavor"

March 13, 2007 "Science & Technology Leadership in a 21st Century Global Economy."

March 7, 2007 "Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?"

February 7, 2007 "Climate Change Research and Science Integrity."

February 8, 2007 “The State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group I Report."

January 30, 2007 "Political Influence on Government Climate Change Scientists."

January 30, 2007 "Senators' Perspectives on Global Warming."

2007 Briefings

"Climate Impacts and Adaptation in the US: Lessons from Agriculture and Water Resources"
Rosina Bierbaum, Professor and Dean of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment
William Easterling, Professor of Geography and Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California
WEBCAST of briefing

"A National Hurricane Research Initiative: Meeting Society's Needs"
Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV Hurricane Specialist, and former Director of the National Hurricane Center
Shuyi Chen, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Judith Curry, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Craig Fugate, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management
Greg Holland, National Center for Atmospheric Research
WEBCAST of briefing

2006 Briefings

“Boosting Private Sector Competitiveness Through Federally Funded Weather & Environment R&D”
Frank Nutter, Reinsurance Association of America
Maria Pirone, AER, Inc.
Walt Dabberdt, Vaisala Group
Phil Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions
WEBCAST of briefing

2005 Briefings

U.S. Water Resources on the Regional Scale: Prediction, Change and Tools for Mitigation -- Roy Rasmussen, David Yates, John Wilson
Hurricane Prediction, Oil Rigs, and Insurance: Katrina, Rita, and Beyond -- Greg Holland, George Forristall, Andreew Castaldi (click here for the webcast of the briefing, which was held Oct. 11.)

Understanding Changes in Earth’s Temperature and Climate: The Science Behind the Hockey Stick Graphs and Model Simulations - Ray Bradley, Tom Crowley, Caspar Ammann (1 hour: 29 minute webcast) - click here for the Briefing invitation (briefing date was April 6, 2005)