Bridging predictions and projections: Understanding predictability from initialized multi-year to decadal predictions for high-impact climate futures

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Emily Becker, a scientist at the University of Miami, has been awarded funding for their role as a co-PI in the climate projections project, “Bridging Predictions and Projections: Understanding Predictability from Initialized Multi-Year to Decadal Predictions for High-Impact Climate Futures.”

Becker will support this scientific study, led by Kathleen Pegion of the University of Oklahoma, investigating the connections between North Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) variability and high-impact climate events in the Eastern and Central US during summer. The team will test the hypothesis that the North Atlantic Subtropical High (NASH) plays a crucial role in predicting extreme weather phenomena like heatwaves, extreme precipitation, drought, and coastal inundation on multi-year to decadal timescales.