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Join CCRA’s Adam Schlosser (MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy) at RAA Cat Risk Management 2026 as he convenes a panel on academic-industry collaboration on climate science and physical risks. 

Where/When: RAA Cat Risk Management 2026, Orlando, Thursday (Feb. 26th), 9:30-10:00am (Venetian V Room) 

Researchers affiliated with CCRA presented work on urban pedestrian heat exposures and climate & hydrologic whiplash, and other topics related to climate change impacts on a range of weather-related hazards and perils. . 

CCRA Director Dr. Luis Ortiz co-led the creation of the first Climate Assessment for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The effort was led by climate scientists at George Mason, including CCRA-affiliated researchers and contributors from across the state to assess the state of knowledge on the physical risks that climate change poses to Virginia's people, businesses, and infrastructure. To learn more, visit https://www.vaclimate.gmu.edu/virginia-climate-assessment.

The report  represents the Commonwealth’s first comprehensive, science-based evaluation of how past, current, and anticipated climate conditions have and will impact Virginia and its people. Developed and extensively peer-reviewed by technical and scientific experts across Virginia and beyond, this inaugural report synthesizes decades of research specific to Virginia into a unified, evidence-based resource. It establishes a critical baseline against which future changes, impacts, and adaptation effectiveness can be measured and understood.

CUNY Harry Cikanek presented at the American Meteorological Society 2025 Annual Meeting, which took place January 12-16 in New Orleans. Harry presented on the findings of the CCRA planning stage and presenting the vision for our center to attendees from academia, government, and the private sector.