2021’s deadliest, coldest, most expensive U.S. disasters, by the numbers
“2021 is another example of warmer extremes becoming increasingly frequent,” said Becky Bolinger, a climatologist based at Colorado State University. (PBS Newshour)
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Extreme climate conditions, drought set the stage for winter wildfires
NPR affiliate KUNC talked with Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s state climatologist and director of the Colorado Climate Center, about how those conditions set the stage for fire.
Omicron has arrived in Colorado. Here’s what we know about how COVID spreads in the air
To figure out how to respond, CSU’s Dan Goble teamed up with a professor from another part of the university: John Volckens, a mechanical engineer. (Colorado Public Radio)
After Warm Start to Snow Season, Colorado Resorts Look for Relief
Russ Schumacher, director of the Colorado Climate Center, said the state had experienced a warming trend over the past two decades. (New York Times)
Skilled workers are needed in the San Luis Valley. A new college program could be an answer.
Students in one of Colorado’s poorest regions will soon be able to get a CSU engineering degree without leaving their hometown. (Colorado Sun)
Study shows men spread COVID particles more than other populations
Dan Goble, director of CSU’s School of Music, Theater and Dance partnered with John Volckens, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, to conduct the study. (CBS News)
Yes, it hasn’t snowed yet in Denver. But it’s Colorado’s meager snowpack that should worry you.
“So if we do go through another winter with another sub-par snowpack, the water concerns from western Colorado through the Southwest are going to get pretty serious by next year,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s State Climatologist. (Colorado Sun)
COVID In Colorado: State Health Experts Using Wastewater To Detect Omicron Variant
Colorado health officials are ramping up the state’s early detection methods for COVID-19. That includes wastewater monitoring. CSU’s Susan De Long helped launch the state’s surveillance program. (CBS Denver)
CSU researchers correctly predicted above-average 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Twenty-one named storms formed in 2021, with seven of these storms becoming hurricanes and four reaching major hurricane strength.
Colorado climatologist trying to refocus drought conversation around agriculture
Colorado Climate Center researcher Peter Goble talks with Denver’s 9News about a new, more detailed drought map. The new monitor shows drought conditions for rivers, reservoirs and crops.