Our terrestrial plants do us “a fantastic favor” sponging up all that CO2, says Scott Denning, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University. That’s especially true in the tropics (The Atlantic).
Colorado's state climatologist, Russ Schumacher, convened the State Climate Extremes Committee and had a teleconference to discuss the new possible record (9News).
CSU researcher Jessie Creamean explains that serious research doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, cutting-edge science gets by on an outdated cellphone, a few bits of mosquito netting and a jury-rigged car battery (EE News).
Climatologists have just certified the largest hailstone, highest temperature, and lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the state's record-keeping history.
In the last six months, new all-time records for Colorado of hot temperature, largest hailstone, and the lowest atmospheric pressure have been recorded (Colorado Public Radio).
The Colorado Climate Center at CSU recommended expanding the U.S. Drought Monitor drought designation to include generally all of the southern half of western Colorado (Daily Sentinel).
A CSU team found strong links between short-term exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior, in the form of aggravated assaults and other violent crimes.
CSU's Jhordanne Jones speaks with the Cayman Compass about this year's hurricane activity in the Caribbean and current weather models (Cayman Compass).
Just days before the German icebreaker Polarstern sets sail on the largest and most ambitious climate-change research expedition the Arctic has ever seen, an air of quiet pandemonium prevails aboard ship (NY Times).
Forbes reached out to CSU tropical expert Phil Klotzbach to get his latest thoughts on the AMO, and how this all aligns with what he is seeing in recent years (Forbes).