Experts recap July 2023 and provide outlooks through November; follow-up call to provide deep dive into Florida coral reef bleaching event
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (Image credit: NOAA)
On Thursday, NOAA will host the monthly global climate teleconference at 11:00 am ET followed by a special teleconference about the coral bleaching event in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary at 1:00 pm ET.
NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report
Thursday, August 17, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET (USA). The teleconference will begin with a brief message from NOAA’s chief scientist. Then a panel of NOAA experts 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 from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch 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.
WHO:
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., chief scientist, NOAA
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
WHAT:
- Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
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 at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).
Deeper dive into coral bleaching emergency
Thursday, August 17, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET (USA): NOAA Assistant Administrator Steve Thur, Ph.D., will provide opening remarks and introduce a panel of experts 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.
WHO:
Steve Thur, Ph.D., NOAA assistant administrator for Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
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
WHAT:
- Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
HOW:
1. Dial into the conference call:
• 888-889-6573 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-312-470-7142 International (toll)
• Verbal passcode: CORAL
2. View a PDF version of the slides, which will be available approximately 60 minutes before teleconference. More resources, video and imagery are available at: https://research.noaa.gov/2023/08/15/media-resources-deeper-dive-into-coral-bleaching-event/
Media contacts:
John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, (202) 424-0929
Monica Allen, monica.allen@noaa.gov, (202) 379-6693
