How can communities ensure resilience to weather and climate extremes happening more frequently around the globe? NCAR's Engineering for Climate Extremes Partnership (ECEP) seeks improved societal planning for weather and climate risks through meaningful partnerships; cutting-edge engineering, science, and technology; data-informed tools in support of decision making; and, a graceful failure approach to reduce catastrophic impacts.
James Done makes the case that a meeting of the minds between scientists and community stakeholders is essential to aligning the use and production of scientific resources and tools to help build community resilience to weather and climate extremes.