'Bomb cyclone' snowstorm closes campus March 13
Campus was closed on Wednesday, March 13, due to a significant snowstorm dubbed a "bomb cyclone," which is characterized by a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure.
Tag: "Department of Atmospheric Science"
When does a winter storm become a bomb cyclone?
What does this ominous term, and related jargon like “bombogenesis,” tell us about the storm pounding states from Texas to Minnesota this week?
Next FORTCAST event to discuss Colorado Snow Survey
Learn more about our precious Colorado snowpack at FORTCAST’s next What’s Brewing in Weather & Climate talk.
SoGES hosts panel discussion on drones, sustainability
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability is bringing a panel discussion to CSU on how technology is changing the ways we engage with sustainability.
Steaming lakes and thundersnow: 4 questions answered about weird winter weather
Extreme cold weather can produce unusual phenomena, from so-called sea smoke to slushy ocean waves, caused mainly by the behavior of water at very cold temperatures.
Students learn from the pros during Argentina storm-sampling campaign
Sixteen graduate students across the U.S. participated in an intensive scientific field campaign as part of an Advanced Study Institute in atmospheric science.
Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
While the Madden-Julian Oscillation’s precipitation variations are likely to increase in intensity under a warmer climate, wind variations are likely to increase at a slower rate, or even decrease.
The full story on climate change requires the long view
A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate change since 1900, and what will happen moving forward.
Researchers rise to challenge of predicting hail, tornadoes three weeks in advance
They used a reliable tropical weather pattern called the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which can influence weather in distant parts of the Earth by sending out powerful atmospheric waves.