- Data as a National Asset for Decision-Making
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Capitol Hill Briefing
June 22nd, 2016
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC-209
- Radio Spectrum for Earth Science: Protecting Lives, Property, and Commerce
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Capitol Hill Briefing
May 25th, 2016
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385
- Winter Weather Forecasting and Impacts
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Capitol Hill Briefing
March 30th, 2016
3:00pm - 4:30pm
House Rayburn Office Building, Room 2325
- Climate Change and Food Security
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Capitol Hill Briefing
January 20th, 2016
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Senate Russell Office Building, Room 485
- Shoring Up: The Potential of Natural Infrastructure to Enhance the Resilience of Our Nation's Coasts
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Capitol Hill Briefing
October 20th, 2015
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 201-00
- Seasonal Weather Forecasting for Agriculture, Energy, and Fisheries
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Capitol Hill Briefing
September 15th, 2015
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 209-08This briefing will explore how the sectors of agriculture, energy, and fisheries use seasonal forecasts in their decision-making, and the potential benefits of improving seasonal forecasting ability.
- Inland Flooding: Reducing Risk and Mitigating Impacts
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Capitol Hill Briefing
May 6th, 2015
1:30 - 3:00pm
Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 201-00
This briefing will explore advances in flood mapping; mitigation and recovery options; and on-the-ground examples of successful flood management, intervention, and recovery by inter-agency teams.
- Coastal Flooding: Science, Risk Communication, and Response
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Capitol Hill Briefing
March 11th, 2015
4:00-5:30pm
Room SVC 215, Capitol Visitor's CenterThe briefing will explore the science of coastal flooding, risk communication strategies, and mitigation options to lessen damages from recurrent flooding and extreme events.
- Lightning and Public Safety
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Capitol Hill Briefing
November 20th
10:30am - Cannon House Office Building, Room 210
1:45pm - Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902This briefing will identify the observations, science, and services that exist to reduce lightning risks to power utilities, airports, public safety, and more. Explore how managers can plan for lightning threats, and discuss what areas need improvement.
- Agricultural Runoff and Water Quality
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Capitol Hill Briefing
October 21st, 3pm
How agricultural runoff contributes to "dead zones" and harmful algal blooms in coastal and inland waters, the importance of weather and climate factors, and what the agricultural community can do to help improve water quality.
- Climate Change and Infectious Disease
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Friday, February 28
2:00 pm
Senate Russell 253Topics to be covered include the controversy over whether climate change will increase the burden of infectious disease, focusing on malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases. The nature of the scientific evidence for climate warming increasing infectious disease risk and the potential for new diseases to invade the United States will also be discussed.
- Archive List of Past Capitol Hill Briefings
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See the topics we've covered and the speakers we've featured in past briefings