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Meeting • November 20, 2024 The National Weather Service: An Important Partner in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

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Date Wed, Nov 20, 2024 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Location Webinar

Weather and climate change can drastically impact how we prepare for and respond to environmental emergencies. In this session, Jim Maczko, a Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS), will discuss NWS engagement with emergency management in preparedness/mitigation, response, and recovery, weather versus climate and how changes in climate translate into outcomes that affect people, and NWS flood forecasts- from long-range outlooks to real-time emergency warnings.

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