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Regional focus
North America
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Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a regular event series convening high-level, cross-cutting, and nonpartisan dialogues about issues relevant to action on climate change. Previous conversations have covered resilience to extreme events, clean energy and decarbonization, and impacts on society and ecosystems.
News and updates
Droughts Are More Than Just a Lack of Rain
Program News
Drought does not always look like a dried-up reservoir or a parched landscape. It can take hold in places that receive plenty of rain, develop rapidly after a wet spring, or occur alongside increasingly intense rainfall and flooding.
How the Heat Can Go to Your Head
Program News
Extreme heat is difficult to ignore. On July 4, Washington, D.C., reached 103 F, breaking a daily record that had stood since 1919. Throughout the summer, all of the contiguous United States witnessed above-average temperatures. Heat at this magnitude places added demands on brain and body functions.
Statement of Task
Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a regular event series convening high-level, cross-cutting, and nonpartisan dialogues about issues relevant to action on climate change. Previous conversations have covered resilience to extreme events, clean energy and decarbonization, and impacts on society and ecosystems.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in each conversation are those of the participants and do not necessarily represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Contributors
Sponsors
Internal Funding
Staff
Amanda Purcell
Lead
Amy Mitsumori
Lead
Nikita Uberoi
Lead
Lauren Kalinosky
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Organizational Initiatives
Lead
Climate Crossroads
Lead