A tribute to Nobel Laureate and former CSU Adjunct Professor Paul Crutzen
Nobel laureate and former Atmospheric Science faculty member Paul Crutzen, who died on January 28, was a brilliant researcher and a steadfast advocate for the planet.
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Two faculty moms are stars of a national campaign urging action on climate change
The campaign, Science Moms, tugs at the fierce protective instincts of its target demographic: mothers.
14 Front Range cities coordinate to warn of water shortages in alarmingly dry year
“2020 was a doozy of a year,” said Peter Goble, climate specialist at the Colorado Climate Center. “And we just continue to fall farther and farther behind.” (Colorado Sun)
Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into the atmosphere
Ice-nucleating particles typically play a major role in cloud behavior, and the strength of that effect is still being studied.
Jeffrey Collett appointed to USDA task force for agricultural air quality research
Jeffrey Collett, professor and chair of the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, has been named to the national U.S. Department of Agriculture Air Quality Task Force.
Welcome to 'Hail Alley,' a U.S. Region Prone to Pelting Ice
“My car got really dinged up the second year that I was here,” says Sam Childs, a researcher at Colorado State University. After that, "I decided I’d like to take a look at hail.” (Discover)
Women scientists focus on a secret weapon to fight climate change: Moms
New group of mom scientists, including CSU researchers Melissa Burt and Emily Fischer, are launching “Science Moms”, a $10 million educational campaign to engage other mothers. (Washington Post)
They’re climate scientists. They’re mothers. Now they’re joining the battle to get Americans to act
The campaign, called “Science Moms,” will put climate scientists who are mothers in the living rooms of families across the country so they can speak to parents like them. (Los Angeles Times)
Colorado’s 2020 Weather Extremes Were Very on Brand for the Year
Since about 2000, droughts have been happening more frequently, which doesn’t allow for as much time for recovery—a trend that the Colorado Climate Center has been watching closely. (5280 Magazine)
Sudden stratospheric warming could mean wild winter storms ahead
CSU Arctic climate scientist Zack Labe says it still remains challenging to understand connections between Arctic climate change and the polar vortex. (CBS News)