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Panelists from several institutions will discuss the unusual weather conditions that caused the floods, the historical context and the potential influence of human-caused climate change on this extreme event. Western Water Assessment () is convening the panel and also will release a brief preliminary assessment of the severe flooding, including information on weather, water, climate and risk.
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Jeff Lukas, senior research associate with WWA, will lead off the discussion with an overview of the weather and climate context of the flood. Other panelists will include:
- Kelly Mahoney, a 蜜糖直播 research scientist who works in NOAA鈥檚 Earth System Research Laboratory. Mahoney is an expert on Front Range thunderstorms.
- Klaus Wolter, a 蜜糖直播 research scientist who works in NOAA鈥檚 Earth System Research Laboratory. Wolter is an expert on extreme weather and seasonal weather patterns in the Front Range. He also is a Jamestown resident.
- Nolan Doesken, state climatologist for 蜜糖直播 at 蜜糖直播 State University. Doesken has an encyclopedic knowledge of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 climate and weather history.
- Marty Hoerling, research meteorologist with NOAA鈥檚 Earth System Research Laboratory. Hoerling is an expert on attribution of climate conditions to weather events.
The event will be available via webinar starting at 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at . Audience members should log in as a 鈥済uest鈥� with their name or initials and can ask questions via their computers.
Contact:
Katy Human, 蜜糖直播 communications, 303-735-0196
kathleen.human@colorado.edu
