FORTCAST to host second Weatherfest July 1
FORTCAST’s second annual Colorado Weatherfest will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
Tag: "Department of Atmospheric Science"
How far away was that lightning?
Does counting really get you a good estimate for how far away the lightning is? Is this one of those old wives’ tales, or is it actually based on science?
Run or hide? Forecasters struggle with warnings as disasters change
The emergence of stronger and rainier thunderstorms that are able to quickly spawn tornadoes is posing problems for meteorologists.
Scientists race to reveal how surging wildfire smoke is affecting climate and health
Over the next 2 years, two coordinated campaigns aim to better understand the chemistry and physics of wildfire smoke, as well as how it affects climate, air pollution, and human health.
CSU team decreases forecast, now calls for near-average 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
The Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 13 additional named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1 to November 30.
Atmospheric science student selected for STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship
Ph.D. candidate Will Lassman, co-advised by Jeff Pierce and Jeff Collett, has been chosen for a STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship.
High-altitude learning: CSU Mountain Campus a prime location for climate research and education
Assistant Professor Kristen Rasmussen taught a portion of a course on the influence of mountains on weather and climate at the CSU Mountain Campus.
Powered by citizen volunteers, air pollution study gets $1.6 million
The Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites has just received the green light for full speed ahead.
Small packages to test big space technology advances
NASA has been increasing its use of CubeSats to put new technologies in orbit where they can be tested in the harsh environment of space before being used as part of larger satellite missions or constellations of spacecraft.
Climate scientist James Hurrell named first Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair
James Hurrell, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, will join Colorado State University in September 2018 as the Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering.