Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate
Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands

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Status & Details

Estimated publication date for final report: COMPLETED 6/19/2008 

ScheduleNote: This schedule lists in chronological order the public postings related to this report. We provide exact dates for past postings; and our best estimate for the next posting (highlighted in red). Dates for subsequent releases (i.e. beyond the next posting) are left blank.
Start of 30-day Public Review of Draft Prospectus	4/12/2006
Final Prospectus Posted	7/20/2006
Start of 45-day Public Review of Draft Report	8/21/07
Third Draft Report Posted	3/04/2008
Final Report Posted	COMPLETED 6/19/2008
NEXT Step >>	COMPLETED
*** est scheduled dates, subject to revision

Note: For additional information, see the Web site of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (at noaa.gov).

In reverse chronological order. 

See also: Web site of the National Academies' Review of CCSP Draft Report 3.3: Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate

19 June 2008. Final Report is posted. See also press release (dtd 19 June 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and brochure (pdf).

26 February 2008. Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 26 Feb 2008) is posted. Also posted:

• Public review comments on second review draft.

22-24 October 2007.  Asheville, North Carolina.  Open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3. Meeting information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 3.3 Web site.  See also the Federal Register notice of 9 October 2007.  (links posted 10 October 2007)

9 October 2007.  Federal Register notice announcing open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (CPDC-S&A 3.3). The meeting will be held 22 - 24 October 2007 in Asheville, North Carolina. Meeting information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 3.3 Web site.  (links posted 10 October 2007)

21 August 2007.  Public review draft posted. The draft is open for public comment from 21 August 2007 through 5 October 2007. See invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (published 21 Aug 2007).

25-28 June 2007.  Open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3.  See Federal Register notice of 6 June 2007; and Agenda (pdf).

18 June 2007. Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3, "Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate."   Report produced by the National Research Council. 

6 June 2007.  Notice of open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3.  Notice posted in the Federal Register.

7-9 March 2007.  Meeting of the National Research Council committee to review Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3.  The meeting is open to the public from 9 am to 4 pm on 7 March 2007. (posted 5 March 2007)

14 January 2007.  National Academies announce provisional appointments to committee to review the US CCSP draft Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 3.3.  Comments on the provisional appointments to a committee of the National Academies are being accepted until early March 2007.  (posted 26 Feb 2007).

9 January 2007.  Meeting of the Product Development Committee (CPDC).  See Federal Register notice published on 18 December 2006. Also:

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Notes (pdf)

8-10 January 2007. Open meeting of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee (CPDC) for S&A Product 5.3.  See the Federal Register notice published on 18 December 2006. 

18 December 2006.  Notice of open meeting of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3.  Federal Register notice announcing the meeting which will take place on 9 January 2007.

30 October 2006.  Honolulu, Hawaii.  First meeting of the CCSP Product Development Committee (CPDC).

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Notes (pdf)

29 September 2006.  Federal Register notice from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announces Establishment of Climate Change Science Program Product Development Committee (CPDC) and the first meeting of the committee. The CPDC has a Web site providing access to its Peer Review Plan and other infformation.

20 July 2006.  Final prospectus is issued along with comments on the draft prospectus.

12 April 2006.  Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment.  Deadline for comments: 12 May 2006 [review period now is closed].  See Federal Register notice (dtd 12 April 2006). 

17 June 2005.  Peer Review Plan. Document from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Additional information from the Web site of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (at noaa.gov): Committee Charter [PDF] Members