Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice
Jessie Creamean of Colorado State University is out on the ice testing a device that collects and counts tiny particles in the atmosphere called aerosols (NPR).
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Category 5 Super Typhoon Halong among strongest storms ever observed by satellite
“The latest automated values from [the Advanced Dvorak Technique] have it up to ~165 knots!" wrote Philip Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University, or 190 mph (Washington Post).
Atmospheric Science alum walks 18,000 miles, connecting every place he has ever lived
In 2010, CSU atmospheric science alumnus Pete Wetzel set out to hike home – to all two dozen places he’d ever called home in his 60-plus years - and he concluded his journey this year in Fort Collins. His advisor, Professor Emeritus William Cotton, joined him Oct. 26.
Another rising cost of climate change: PG&E's blackouts, now needed to prevent wildfires
Shutting down the power vividly illustrates how the costs of failing to address climate change reach far wider than just property lost to the flames (InsideClimate News).
Tropical Cyclone Kyarr: The Arabian Sea’s 2nd strongest storm on record
According to the Real-Time Tropical Cyclone Activity page of Colorado State University, the North Indian Ocean has been more active than average in all respects this year (Scientific American).
Should some hurricanes be designated a Category 6?
The controversial reasoning focuses heavily on the impacts of climate change, and some weather scientists think an additional category misses the point (Post and Courier).
Wildland fire expert to speak at FORTCAST What’s Brewing event
Rescheduled: CSU Wildland Fire Science Associate Professor Chad Hoffman will discuss his research at the next What’s Brewing in Weather & Climate talk Tuesday, November 5.
What ballooning carbon emissions will do to trees
Our terrestrial plants do us “a fantastic favor” sponging up all that CO2, says Scott Denning, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University. That’s especially true in the tropics (The Atlantic).
Colorado officially sets hottest temperature of all time
Colorado's state climatologist, Russ Schumacher, convened the State Climate Extremes Committee and had a teleconference to discuss the new possible record (9News).
Homemade gadget reveals secrets of Arctic warming
CSU researcher Jessie Creamean explains that serious research doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, cutting-edge science gets by on an outdated cellphone, a few bits of mosquito netting and a jury-rigged car battery (EE News).