Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Emily Fischer has been selected by Science News as one of 10 scientists to watch – a distinction that recognizes early- and mid-career scientists age 40 and under who are significantly contributing to their fields.
CSU atmospheric scientists will create a high-resolution version of an Earth system model to be used by scientists around the globe.
Assistant Professor Maria Rugenstein researches how the ocean influences the atmosphere and how it stores and redistributes heat.
According to Zack Labe, a postdoctoral researcher in atmospheric sciences at Colorado State University, the northernmost reaches of the Arctic did see record-low sea extent this season. (Washington Post)
Atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University lead a program called PROGRESS help retain undergraduate women in STEM.
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Emily Fischer, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, about the health effects of the smoke from the fires in Oregon and California. (NPR)
Given 23 named storms have formed already, CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach said the chances are good that 2020 will surpass 2005 for named storms but not for hurricanes and major hurricanes. (USA Today)
Emerging research is showing that the climate crisis will make storms move more slowly and higher temperatures will allow them to carry more water (National Geographic).
“This was probably the most extreme single summer month that we’ve ever seen in western Colorado,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s state climatologist, noting that wildfires were also fueled by extreme dry conditions (Scientific American).
This roller coaster forecast was "truly something that I've never seen," says assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger (KUNC/NPR).