"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)
Scientists have warned for over 50 years about increases in extreme events arising from subtle changes in average climate, but many people have been shocked by the ferocity of recent weather disasters.
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)
Ellie Casas, a doctoral candidate in the Atmospheric Science department, is working this summer as one of the instructors of the ENcourage Engineering Math Program.
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)
For the second time this summer, a blistering heat wave brought record-breaking temperatures to the state and experts say heat waves are becoming more common because of climate change. (Colorado Public Radio)
CSU Atmospheric Science Associate Professor and Science Moms co-founder Emily Fischer talks with Outside about what to do when your little one brings up sea-level rise, extinction, wildfires, and other ecological griefs.
You may think of Russia -- especially the northern areas from St. Petersburg to Moscow and into Siberia -- as one of the coldest places on Earth, but that was certainly not the case the past few days. (ABC7 Chicago)
According to CSU's Phil Klotzbach, Claudette is the fifth-earliest third-named storm on record since 1950. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be an active one. (Washington Post)
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