Even if you can’t smell smoke, that doesn’t mean it’s not impacting you. “Your nose is not a good tool,” said atmospheric scientist and CSU associate professor Emily Fischer. (Colorado Public Radio)
The legacy of an immigrant from Senegal will live on for decades, or longer, thanks to a new scholarship from Kiewit Corporation, Colorado State University and dozens of donors. (CBS4 Denver)
“This report brings a bit more emphasis on the effect climate change has on weather events that occur that we all experience.” Russ Schumacher, the state’s climatologist. (Fox21 Denver)
The U.S. Department of Energy chose CSU engineers and biologists to engineer algae strains and improve cultivation operations to boost algae's rate of biomass production by 20%. (9News Denver)
The major way farmers get water to their fields is via earthen canals, an old and inefficient system. Stopping canal leaks is a mission CSU faculty Timothy Gates and Joe Scalia are on. (Colorado Public Radio)
“These masks are far more efficient as compared to a cloth mask, which will filter out 20% to 50% of particles. That’s assuming they are worn correctly, with a close fit around the face that prevents particles from getting in from the side,” said Christian L’Orange, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. (Fast Company)
“That’s quite heavy rainfall for the area, but it wasn’t even the heaviest rain in western Colorado that night – it just happened to be in exactly the wrong location." (Gizmodo)
"We have two pollutants of concern here that you can check data daily: ozone and fine particulate matter. I make decisions for my family living on the Front Range, especially my kids, their outdoor activities, based on that data.” (KUNC/NPR)
In an accompanying article in Nature, professor Scott Denning wrote that the paper’s “atmospheric profiles show that the uncertain future is happening now.” (New York Times)
CSU’s Tropical Meteorology Project increased its forecast to 20 named storms and nine hurricanes. In April, it had predicted the 2021 season would net 17 named storms and eight hurricanes. (Smithsonian Magazine)