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The National Academies will assemble an ad hoc committee of experts to undertake a consensus study on the potential functions of a new Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events. This website will contain the most up-to-date information on the project status, including upcoming events.
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A Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events
Consensus Study Report
·2026
Floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes, other extreme environmental events pose persistent and growing risks to ecosystems, infrastructure, and human life. A deeper understanding of the timing and severity of extreme events provides opportunities to prepare, adapt and mitigate the societal consequ...
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