CSU's 2021 hurricane forecast predicts above-average year
Here's a great explanation by Denver Channel's Mike Nelson on the factors that contribute to CSU's hurricane forecast – and why that forecast comes from a mile above sea level.
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Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development
The map shows effects from deforestation, mining, urbanization and increasing agriculture.
The Moms Who Are Battling Climate Change
“You really can’t escape climate change when you’re a professor of atmospheric science,” Emily Fischer, a participant in the Science Moms project, says. (New Yorker)
CSU researchers predicting above-average 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Of 17 named storms they're predicting, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength this season.
Solar geoengineering is worth studying but not a substitute for cutting emissions, study finds
Our committee traveled a long road to reach this recommendation, working through many complex and contentious issues to reach consensus, but we did it collegially and productively. (Space.com/The Conversation)
Big March storms helped boost Colorado’s snowpack, but they weren’t enough to solve the long-term drought
“What we’ll need are probably multiple years of above average snowfall to really get us out of this,” said Russ Schumacher, Director of the Colorado Climate Center. (Colorado Sun)
Solar geoengineering is worth studying but not a substitute for cutting emissions, study finds
Is reflecting sunlight back into space or modifying clouds a potential tool for countering climate change?
Denver weather: March snowfall reaching historic levels this month
Extremes are exciting to track, but they also give us perspective. Assistant State Climatologist Becky Bolinger says that tracking extremes is important for several reasons. (Denver Post)
Arctic Lightning Strikes Tripled in a Decade
As global warming remakes conditions at the top of the world, lightning inches closer to the North Pole. (Bloomberg)
Wild weather: 4 essential reads about tornadoes and thunderstorms
These four articles from The Conversation’s archives explain how tornadoes form, why night tornadoes are more deadly, and how in rare cases thunderstorms can take a different but equally destructive form – a derecho.