Climate Change Webinar Series
The North Carolina State Climate Office and the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies co-hosted a 6-part webinar series covering aspects of climate change in North Carolina, centering around the recently released North Carolina Climate Science Report.
The target audience for this series was N.C. Cooperative Extension and related personnel, who connect farmers, agribusinesses, and communities with vital research-based information and technology, and who the State Climate Office works closely with. To learn more about N.C. Cooperative Extension, visit the NC State Extension and NC A&T Extension websites.
1. Overview of Climate Change in North Carolina
Watch the webinar recording: https://youtu.be/_qT1JFiodWg
2. Warming Temperatures, Extreme Heat, and Nighttime Warming
Watch the webinar recording: https://youtu.be/j6bnIEIR1P4
3. Hurricanes and Extreme Precipitation
Watch the webinar recording: https://youtu.be/h-XjuLUUkwA
- Q&A from the webinar with links to additional resources
- Hurricane Florence: Is That Our Future? (presentation slides)
- Future Design Storms for Resilient Infrastructure (presentation slides)
- Evaluating Alternatives to Improve Resilience to Riverine Flooding in Eastern North Carolina (presentation slides)
Additional Resources:
- N.C. Coastal Rivers Flood Mitigation: go.ncsu.edu/flooding
- CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network): cocorahs.org
Links for further reading:
- The North Carolina Climate Science Report and Plain Language Summary
- The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council and the state’s plans for climate change and clean energy
- NCICS Research Highlights
- SCO Climate Blog