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GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH NEWS #33: PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH AGENDA FROM UNITED STATES - CANADA SYMPOSIUM ON NORTH AMERICAN CLIMATE CHANGE AND WEATHER EXTREMES
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GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH NEWS #33: PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH AGENDA FROM UNITED STATES - CANADA SYMPOSIUM ON NORTH AMERICAN CLIMATE CHANGE AND WEATHER EXTREMES. 2001.
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A three-day workshop on climate variability and change and extreme weather events in North America was held in October 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. The workshop was a bi-national effort conducted under the auspices of a United States - Canada agreement fostering cooperation on activities of mutual interest in the areas of climate, meteorology, and hydrology. Environment Canada, the Climate Change Action Fund (Canada), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Global Change Research Program, and the U.S. National Weather Service jointly sponsored the meeting. The purpose of the symposium was to foster dialogue between resource managers and planners who are affected by extreme events, impacts and adaptation researchers, climate modelers, and computer hardware developers. The goal was to identify existing capabilities and near-term needs in understanding weather and climate extremes, that, if met, would improve our ability to assess the human impacts of extreme weather. The sponsors of the workshop are pleased to announce the publication of a research agenda for future work by climate modelers and impacts researchers.