Even 'weak' hurricanes can cause a lot of harm
Researchers at Colorado State University, including the authors of this piece, developed a Hurricane Impact Level ranking system to categorize storms.
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‘Greywater’ Could Help Solve Colorado’s Water Problems. Why Aren’t We All Using It?
Colorado’s Water Plan wants to close the gap and recognizes greywater as one tool to help make that happen. However, not a single state-approved greywater system has been built since it was legalized.
A Fully Integrated Model of Interdependent Physical Infrastructure and Social System
Exploring research from the Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, whose objectives are to advance community resilience science and implementation.
Father and son create life-size, 3D-printed Lamborghini
Electrical and computer engineering adjunct professor Sterling Backus and his son are in the process of building a Lamborghini out of 3D-printed materials.
Hurricane supercomputer forecasters probe potential, limits as SC enters season
Phil Klotzbach from CSU's Tropical Meteorology Project is working with the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre to crunch 35 years of hurricane data and compare it to conditions in real time.
Wildfires fueled by climate change will mean shorter lives for many Americans
The long-term effects of smoke have only recently come into focus, with estimates that chronic smoke exposure causes about 20,000 premature deaths per year.
As E-Cigarettes Get More Sophisticated, Questions Mount About Privacy, Potential To Maximize Addiction
Colorado Public Radio visited researcher John Volckens at his lab at Colorado State University to discuss JUUL e-cigarettes.
Up in Smoke
Assistant Professor Emily Fischer talked with Science Friday about the chemical reactions in smoke plumes.
Pumping Breast Milk at 50 Below
CIRA researcher Adele Reinking discusses the unique challenges women face in field research, where a culture of support helps to ensure success for female scientists
Satellites assisting look into hurricanes
Satellites are assisting Professor Eric Maloney, post-doc Bohar Singh and others forecast how the storm belt changes in a warmer climate as part of ocean-atmosphere interactions.