What appeared to be a fairly typical Colorado afternoon of wind-producing storms Saturday morphed into possibly the most widespread wind-specific thunderstorm event in the state's recorded history (Denver Post).
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is now predicting 19 named storms in 2020, including the three named storms that have already formed.
In a first-of-its-kind study of the bioaerosol composition of the Southern Ocean, researchers from Colorado State University identified an atmospheric region which remains unchanged by human activity (CNN).
Sonia Kreidenweis and her research group identified an atmospheric region unchanged by human-related activities in the first study to measure bioaerosol composition of the Southern Ocean south of 40 degrees south latitude.
Using a sensor flying on two NOAA satellites, CSU scientists can detect visible light at night and map changes in where people live and go.
“The hurricane season is coming whether we want it to or not,” Klotzbach said. “And regardless of the seasonal forecasts, people need to be prepared every year.” (NBC News)
Colorado State University is the only U.S. university in the top 25, and the 11th-fastest rising institution in the Earth and environmental sciences category.
Mineral County in southwest Colorado was among places having record-low precipitation in April, according to Becky Bolinger, assistant state climatologist at the Colorado Climate Center.
Abnormally warm sea temperatures are raising the risks for hurricanes, while the central and southeastern U.S. face flooding, and parts of the West are forecast to see heightened wildfire activity (Discover Magazine).
CSU’s Graduate Student Council selected Justin Whitaker as the 2020 Spring Volunteer of the Month, an honor bestowed once a semester.