{"id":1975,"date":"2026-07-20T19:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/making-weather-and-climate-information-reach-the-communities-that-need-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:29:41","slug":"making-weather-and-climate-information-reach-the-communities-that-need-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkbc.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/making-weather-and-climate-information-reach-the-communities-that-need-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Weather and Climate Information Reach the Communities that Need It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kanenori-landscape-final-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of a stormy sky over a field of grass.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-secondary-variation-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/editor-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Editors\u2019 Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU\u2019s journal editors.<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source: <em><em>Community Science<\/em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Information about the weather is crucial for life, property, and work. Many people take it for granted. Yet, despite the centuries of sharing such information, especially when it is critical to provide warning, it does not reach all communities. There are many communities for which barriers of language, access, and trust lead to underutilization of information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025CSJ000160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharma et al. [2026]<\/a> address this challenge by considering how to design the information sharing process so it can get to the hard-to-reach communities. The study identifies where the information gets lost in translation. Considering this, the authors propose practical approaches to help ensure that all people, regardless of their location, language, or connectivity, can receive the information they need to prepare for and respond to high-impact weather events. This includes providing specific resources and staff that are dedicated to sharing this information with these communities. The study emphasizes the importance of designing information sharing processes that don\u2019t assume that people will find the information\u2014especially the most vulnerable. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Citation: Sharma, S., Were, V., Farris, A., Joshi, A., Gerst, M. D., Sund, I., &amp; Kenney, M. A. (2026). Information supply chain gaps for hard-to-reach communities: A solution-oriented framework from weather service insights. <\/em>Community Science<em>, 5, e2025CSJ000160. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025CSJ000160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2025CSJ000160<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014Muki Haklay, Editor, <em>Community Science Exchange<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/un-sustainable-development-goal-13-1024x201.png\" alt=\"The logo for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 is at left. To its right is the following text: The research reported here supports Sustainable Development Goal 13. AGU is committed to supporting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.\" class=\"wp-image-209728\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text \u00a9 2026. The authors.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/3.0\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-NC-ND 3.0<\/a><br \/>Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse without express permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.<\/h6>\n<p class=\"bkbc-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editors\u2019 Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU\u2019s journal editors. Source: Community Science&nbsp; Information about the weather is crucial for life, property, and work. 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