Tropical Storm Eta Forms, Tying a Record Set 15 Years Ago
“This is the first time that Eta will be used in real time,” said Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. (New York Times)
“This is the first time that Eta will be used in real time,” said Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. (New York Times)
"The more of a mess we make, the bigger of a mess we'll have to clean up," said CSU Atmospheric Science professor Scott Denning in a new PBS Nova climate change documentary.
“From all recent observations we have of wildfire seasons, this one is off the charts,” said Becky Bolinger, assistant state climatologist and drought specialist at Colorado State University. (The Guardian)
Systems engineering Ph.D. student Ricole Johnson will be recognized at the SWE WE20 conference in November for her most recent patent.
The pandemic hasn’t stilled CSU’s Hydraulics Lab, the state-of-the-art lab continues to provide valuable hands-on education and advancements in hydraulics engineering.
The Laptev Sea still hasn't refrozen, setting a new record for the latest delay in ice formation the sea has ever experienced. (Smithsonian Magazine)
Susan De Long and her team don't have to crawl underground and wait for a flush to collect samples. Instead, there's a pump that does the dirty work for them, collecting wastewater every 15 minutes over a 24-hour period. (NPR)
The record-breaking forest fires burning in Colorado are the latest sign climate warming is hitting the West hard, causing scientists to up their rhetoric and warn it is past time to move beyond planning and start aggressively acting. (Denver Post)
“We are seeing very unusual climate behavior and weather behavior that we don’t typically see this time of year,” said Becky Bolinger, Assistant State Climatologist with the Colorado Climate Center at CSU. (9News)
Never before in my lifetime has the entire tundra-to-prairie burned like this. Compare the sizes of the recent fire scars to the ones on this map from earlier years. (Yale Climate Connections)