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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

For May’s Speaker Series, we have Dr. Renee McPherson speaking on “A Path Forward with the National Climate Assessment.” This will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 1st at 2 pm ET / 1 pm CT / 12 pm MT. Register here: osu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The National Climate Assessment is the premier comprehensive review and assessment of climate change, its impacts, and solutions for the United States. The report is vetted by the public and the scientific community, written to be accessible to decision makers, and is not policy prescriptive. The current version, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), was published in November 2023 and available at
https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/. Our
speaker was the lead author on the Southern Great Plains chapter of NCA5.
She will discuss the main messages of
NCA5 and examples of how the report
can be used at the local level.

Dr. Renee A. McPherson is a full professor of Geography and
Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma and University
Director of the South Central Climate
Adaptation Science Center. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S, M.S., and Ph.D. in Meteorology. Her research includes the societal and ecological impacts of climate variability and change, regional and applied
climatology, and severe local storms.
She teaches classes in climatology and physical geography, advises graduate
students in their research and
education, and mentors undergraduate students who are interested in research opportunities. Formerly, she was State Climatologist of Oklahoma and Acting Director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. In January 2019, she received the Charles E. Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society for her
"extraordinary, sustained efforts to broaden participation of traditionally underrepresented individuals in STEM research and education, particularly women and Native Americans." In 2024, she received the Regents' Award for Superior Professional and University Service and Public Outreach from the University of Oklahoma. She served as Lead Author of the Southern Great Plains chapter of the Fifth National
Climate Assessment (2023).