Weather experts issue most threatening hurricane forecast yet
Colorado State University — the standard bearer for seasonal hurricane forecasts — released the most dire forecast in their 37-year history (CBS News).
Tag: "Department of Atmospheric Science"
Atmospheric science professors earn three American Meteorological Society honors
Atmospheric Science faculty James Hurrell, Susan van den Heever and Russ Schumacher are being honored this year by one of the top organizations in their field.
CSU researchers now predicting extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The Tropical Meteorology Project team is increasing their Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecast to 24 named storms in 2020, including the nine that have already formed.
Five questions with Atmospheric Science climate scientist Zachary Labe
Zack Labe recently joined the Barnes Group as a postdoctoral researcher in CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Science.
What’s Going on Inside the Fearsome Thunderstorms of Córdoba Province?
Scientists are studying the extreme weather in northern Argentina to see how it works — and what it can tell us about the monster storms in our future (New York Times).
Tropical Storm Gonzalo forecast to become 2020's first Atlantic hurricane of the year
While 2020 is ahead of the 2005 pace, there's one major and important difference, according to Phil Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University (NBC News).
Siberia’s Heat Wave Triggered an Arctic Sea Ice Melt Down
A heat wave brought tropical temperatures and fires to Arctic Siberia last month. Now, it’s causing sea ice to crater (Vice).
US geoscience programmes drop controversial admissions test
The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is one of dozens of programs to drop the GRE in recent weeks (Nature).
Tropical storm warning for Shore, flood watches elsewhere
CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach pointed out that none this year have grown into hurricanes. Saharan dust has suppressed storm development in the hurricane-spawning grounds of the tropical Atlantic (Philadelphia Inquirer).
In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of ‘Megadrought’
Becky Bolinger, a drought specialist at Colorado State University and the assistant state climatologist, said the lack of new snow in late spring affected the rate of melting (New York Times).