Atmospheric science, meet data science
Now more than ever, climate researchers are turning to trainable, data-nimble computer programs as tools for improving climate models, weather forecasting and more.
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Don't toss that e-cig: Vaping waste is a whole new headache for schools and cities
All the toxic things in an e-cigarette can end up in the ground or water if they're not properly disposed of, says John Volckens, an environmental health researcher at Colorado State University (NPR).
Ferocious hurricane season that saw 18 named storms comes to an end
The powerful 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to its official end this weekend, a period that saw 18 named storms, six of which were hurricanes (USA Today).
Multidisciplinary resources required to be resilient
Building resilient defenses requires an interdisciplinary team, says Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor John van de Lindt in the latest issue of ASEE's PRISM magazine.
Stuck in Arctic Ice, Dodging Polar Bears. All for Science.
Jessie Creamean, a researcher from Colorado State University, has been setting up portable equipment, nicknamed C-3PO, on the ice to sample particles and droplets in the air as part of her studies of how Arctic clouds form (New York Times).
There could be a hurricane in the Atlantic ‘by tonight’
According to CSU hurricane researcher Philip Klotzbach, seven other Atlantic systems have developed into hurricanes after Nov. 20 since the satellite era began in 1966 (Washington Post).
Climate change could wreck a quarter of steel bridges in 21 years
A new study from Colorado State University looking at America's steel bridges shows that nearly 25 percent of steel bridges could see a section collapse in the next 21 years (Popular Mechanics).
Graduate Women In Science host November and December events
The local chapter of Graduate Women In Science is hosting two new events in November and December.
Researchers were close on 2019 Atlantic hurricane numbers, but under-predicted named storms
The 2019 hurricane season ended up slightly more active than was predicted by the CSU Tropical Meteorology Project forecast team.