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CCRA Research at 2025 AGU in New Orleans
CCRA Research at 2025 AGU in New Orleans
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 Luis Ortiz co-leads Virginia's First Climate Assessment
CCRA Director Luis Ortiz co-leads Virginia's First Climate Assessment
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.
Harry Cikanek presents at AMS 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans
Harry Cikanek presents at AMS 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans
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.
CCRA Director Luis Ortiz named to the 5th New York City Panel on Climate Change
CCRA Director Luis Ortiz named to the 5th New York City Panel on Climate Change
CCRA director Luis Ortiz was appointed to the 5th New York City Panel on Climate Change by the Office of the Mayor of New York. The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) is an independent advisory body that synthesizes climate change science to inform New York City policy. Dr. Ortiz joins an interdisciplinary cohort that will write the next iteration of the panel's reports that inform the city's policy and implementation of infrastructure projects. Learn more about the panel here: https://climate.cityofnewyork.us/npcc5-press-release/
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