Five questions with Atmospheric Science climate scientist Zachary Labe
Zack Labe recently joined the Barnes Group as a postdoctoral researcher in CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science.
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What’s Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba Province?
Scientists are studying the extreme weather in northern Argentina to see how it works — and what it can tell us about the monster storms in our future (New York Times).
Tropical Storm Gonzalo forecast to become 2020's first Atlantic hurricane of the year
While 2020 is ahead of the 2005 pace, there's one major and important difference, according to Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University (NBC News).
Siberia’s Heat Wave Triggered an Arctic Sea Ice Melt Down
A heat wave brought tropical temperatures and fires to Arctic Siberia last month. Now, it’s causing sea ice to crater (Vice).
US geoscience programmes drop controversial admissions test
The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is one of dozens of programs to drop the GRE in recent weeks (Nature).
Tropical storm warning for Shore, flood watches elsewhere
CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach pointed out that none this year have grown into hurricanes. Saharan dust has suppressed storm development in the hurricane-spawning grounds of the tropical Atlantic (Philadelphia Inquirer).
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of ‘Megadrought’
Becky Bolinger, a drought specialist at Colorado State University and the assistant state climatologist, said the lack of new snow in late spring affected the rate of melting (New York Times).
A heat wave thawed Siberia's tundra. Now, it's on fire.
“To me what’s really shocking is how warm it’s been relative to average for so many weeks and months,” says Zack Labe, a climate scientist at Colorado State University (National Geographic).
100.4 degree Arctic temperature record confirmed as study suggests Earth is warmest in at least 12,000 years
CSU Atmospheric Science postdoc Zack Labe said that while he is concerned by the recent heat, he is more unnerved by its staying power (CBS News).
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
A hot desert wind is carrying a massive cloud of Saharan dust into the southern United States this week.