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)
These climate researchers have a message for mothers everywhere: The Earth is running a temperature, posing real perils for kids. And moms have a critical role to play in solutions.
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)
CIRA works with the Department of Atmospheric Science to conduct cutting-edge atmospheric science encompassing satellite meteorology, numerical forecasting, tropical storm prediction, air quality monitoring and data dissemination.
Despite strong spring precipitation, some rafting companies in the high country are adjusting routes earlier than usual due to low water levels. (CBS 4 Denver)
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 18 named storms in 2021, including Ana, which formed in May.
Assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger said the Colorado Climate Center is working on a project that looks more closely at how much soil moisture plays a role in the snowmelt season.
“It would probably be extremely unlikely to get more than five named storms at once in the Atlantic. I always figure we can take the most storms that we’ve ever observed and add one,” Klotzbach said. (Orlando Sentinel)
As the Pacific returns to neutral from La Nina, the pressure will drop off, but both states lead to less wind shear, which allows hurricanes and tropical storms to grow stronger. (Bloomberg)