ASCE-NOAA Task Force News Blast

As announced previously, the full ASCE-NOAA Task Force newsletter will be issued every other month, 2 to 3 weeks after the bimonthly ASCE-NOAA Task Force meeting. As a reminder, the next meeting is on November 4th due to the federal holiday on November 11th. To ensure timely sharing of relevant information to its subscribers during the intervening months, the ASCE-NOAA Task Force will distribute a shortened News Blast to all subscribers (if you already subscribe to the Task Force Newsletter, you don’t need to do anything to receive the News Blast).

Related News from ASCE-NOAA Community  

The ASCE-NOAA Task Force highlights activities and resources that may be of interest to civil engineers, climate scientists, and other resilience professionals. If you have suggestions for news items that may be of interest to the community, email Meghan Edwards at meghane@umd.edu.

• Register for the October 29th ASCE-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) workshop on “adaptation and resilience,” which is the final in the series: https://asce-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KTC1jcptRQiuT7477db0dQ.
• Attend the November 4th Extreme Rainfall in Mountainous Terrain: Modeling and observational challenges for warm-season precipitation from National Academies: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/45551_11-2025_extreme-rainfall-in-mountainous-terrain-modeling-and-observational-challenges-for-warm-season-precipitation. 
• Read the first Climate Adaptation Engineering Bulletin in ASCE’s Source that focuses on sea level rise projections. These bulletins will feature actionable information on the effects of climate change that engineers can put into practice: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2025/10/09/how-updated-federal-sea-level-rise-projections-apply-to-your-projects?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=CESource-20251017-newsletter.
• Consider how artificial intelligence automating mundane tasks might be part of the solution to resolve the engineering gap along with focusing on the positive community impact of modern infrastructure: https://www.roadsbridges.com/civil-engineering-services/article/55322816/solving-the-engineering-talent-shortage.
• Sign up for updates on “United by Nature” for which ASCE-NOAA Task Force co-chair (Dr. Bilal Ayyub) is participating. United by Nature aims to be the first holistic assessment of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife, and the benefits they provide: https://weareunitedbynature.org.
• Learn how NIST engineers are designing ways to connect concrete for more resilient buildings: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/09/nist-engineers-design-5-new-ways-connect-concrete-pieces-more-resilient.