“The droughts that we are seeing are becoming that much more severe because of the temperature component, they’re warmer,” Colorado assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger said. (KNPR/NPR)
CSU faculty members Melissa Burt and Emily Fischer speak with Colorado Public Radio about the Science Moms campaign.
When bowling, shared meals and frisbee were off the table, CSU CBE PhD candidate Michael Nguyen-Truong found a better way than virtual meetings to socialize with his colleagues. (Nature)
Coloradans also can look out their windows and see the “snow drought” forecasters are talking about when they say snow cover in the West is the worst it has been at any time in the last two decades. (Colorado Sun)
“Now more than ever, the next four to six months are the most critical time to really up your mask,” says John Volckens, a professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado State University. (Wall Street Journal)
“A person could be in a bathroom, coughing, without a mask on and you can walk into that space a few minutes later and inhale those particles,” said John Volckens, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at CSU. (Salon)
CoCoRaHS is a nonprofit, community-based group of volunteers who work together to measure and map precipitation, including rain, hail and snow. (Westword)
Djibril Diol graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in civil engineering and was working for the construction and engineering firm Kiewit. (NBC News)
“2020 was a doozy of a year,” said Peter Goble, climate specialist at the Colorado Climate Center. “And we just continue to fall farther and farther behind.” (Colorado Sun)
CSU’s John Volckens agreed that “double masking” is better than one because of the quality of masks that most of the public is wearing. (Salon)