Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · United States
NOAA picks NC State to lead new South Atlantic climate resilience programme
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen North Carolina State University to lead a new regional initiative helping South Atlantic communities prepare for extreme weather and disasters.
Why it matters: North Carolina State University takes the lead role in a new NOAA initiative serving communities across the South Atlantic region.
North Carolina State University said it has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US federal weather and oceans agency, to lead a new regional initiative.
According to the university, the initiative is intended to help communities across the South Atlantic prepare for extreme weather and disasters.
The university announced the selection on 23 October 2026, describing the effort as a regional climate resilience programme.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
North Carolina State University and communities across the South Atlantic are the parties directly affected: if the programme proceeds as announced, the university will lead NOAA's new regional effort to help those communities prepare for extreme weather and disasters.
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