The campaign, called “Science Moms,” will put climate scientists who are mothers in the living rooms of families across the country so they can speak to parents like them. (Los Angeles Times)
Since about 2000, droughts have been happening more frequently, which doesn’t allow for as much time for recovery—a trend that the Colorado Climate Center has been watching closely. (5280 Magazine)
CSU Arctic climate scientist Zack Labe says it still remains challenging to understand connections between Arctic climate change and the polar vortex. (CBS News)
CSU Associate Professor Russ Schumacher told weather.com. "I knew that if I missed anything in that category, I'd never be able to live it down."
More people are taking an interest in keeping track of the precipitation that falls at their house. CoCoRaHS has seen a big boost in membership during the pandemic. (9News)
For 10 days in September, satellites in orbit sent tragic evidence of climate change’s destructive power. (New York Times)
For the past few decades, hurricanes have been rapidly intensifying more often, and their forward motion has been stalling more. 2020 continued both trends. (NASA Earth Observatory)
In a year when good news seems elusive, CSU atmospheric scientists continue to rack up accolades and earn international acclaim.
The Arctic’s rapid transformation into a less frozen, hotter and biologically altered place has been further exacerbated by a year of wildfires, soaring temperatures and loss of ice, US scientists have reported. (The Guardian)
Two CSU professors in engineering received the honor for demonstrating "a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions."