by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | Press
“This current generation, and I include Colorado College students in that, is doing the most on climate change,” explains Ulyana Horodyskyj, visiting professor in CC’s Environmental Studies Program, and professor for Summer Session’s Block A...
by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | Press
A member of the Boulder community was among esteemed explorers from around the globe honored at the 6th annual Leif Erikson Exploration awards. Jeff Blumenfeld was named winner of the 2020 Leif Erikson Exploration History Award. Another Coloradan, Broomfield resident...
by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | News
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment. It focuses on understanding how living organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, interact with each other and their physical surroundings, such as air, water and...
by admin | Jun 28, 2023 | News
For the last couple of weeks, parts of the southern US and Mexico have been enduring severe heat, with temperatures soaring to record highs in several cities in Texas. For example, Del Rio, a city on the Texas/Mexico border, has seen 8 straight days with daily record...
by admin | Jun 21, 2023 | News
Most likely, we’ve all heard this before: eating a high-fiber diet is good for you. But now a new study published in Nature Communications reveals some potential mechanisms for WHY. In a nutshell, when it comes to calories from high-fiber whole foods versus...
by admin | Jun 14, 2023 | News
Redcloud and Sunshine Peaks are 14ers (peaks over 14,000 feet) in the remote San Juan Mountains in Colorado. These are among the largest (by area), most varied and, one can argue, most scenic mountains in the state. Volcanism in this area began about 35 million years...
by admin | Jun 7, 2023 | News
Earlier this week, scientists from NOAA and the Scripps Institution for Oceanography (at UC San Diego) announced that the carbon dioxide levels measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii have peaked at 424 parts per million (ppm) during the month of May. You may...
by admin | May 31, 2023 | News
Granite Peak, the highest point in the state of Montana, located in the Beartooth Mountains, is known for its technical climbing routes and, because of this, along with poor weather and the challenging route-finding, it is considered one of the most difficult of the...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | News
This Science Wednesday explores Mauna Kea, the state highpoint of Hawaii at 13,796 feet, and Mauna Loa, which houses a climate observatory on the north flank of the volcano at an elevation of 11,135 feet above sea level. The observatory is a premier atmospheric...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | News
It’s an honor being part of the BIG: North Pole 2022 (Before It’s Gone) Project, which has been sampling snow and ice across the Arctic, looking at presence and impacts of heavy metals, microplastics and black carbon (BC). Last week in Iceland, I picked up their...
by admin | May 14, 2023 | News
Hvannadalshnúkur is a peak on the northwestern rim of the summit crater of the Öræfajökull volcano, the highest active volcano in Iceland. It’s situated in Vatnajokull National Park and the summit, at nearly 7,000 feet, is Iceland’s highest peak. Öræfajökull has...
by admin | May 3, 2023 | News
If you’re a coffee drinker, take note! Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on the global coffee industry, as coffee plants are sensitive to changes in temperature, rainfall patterns, and humidity, which can affect their growth, yield, and quality....
by admin | Apr 26, 2023 | News
The National Renewable Energy Lab’s Flatirons Campus is home to the National Wind Technology Center in Arvada, Colorado. On the campus, there are a few research turbines for studying more efficient blade design, powering capabilities beyond just the campus (feeding...
by admin | Apr 12, 2023 | News
As climate continues to change, it’s important that we start planning for a sustainable future – now. NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in Golden, Colorado, is a leader not only in the development of renewable energy technologies but also in making a...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | News
When scientists talk about rising sea levels, they are referring to land-based ice that ends up in the water. Sea ice is frozen ocean and, while it doesn’t change sea levels, it plays a very important role in regulating our climate. First off, sea ice acts as a...
by admin | Mar 29, 2023 | News
Now that it’s spring in the Northern Hemisphere, I was interested in taking a look back to our winter here in Colorado. It seems like it’s been quite cold – since November! Looking at the data, indeed, this is the coldest winter we’ve had (in Denver) since 2010....
by admin | Mar 22, 2023 | News
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet, long thought to be the more stable part of the ice in the land down under, way under, contains enough ice that, when melted, could raise sea levels up to 52 meters (170 feet). While the West Antarctic ice sheet (containing ice that, when...
by admin | Mar 15, 2023 | News
The state of California has been dealing with an unprecedented amount of moisture this year, thanks to a slew of long, narrow currents of exceptionally wet air called atmospheric rivers. Much like a river is water that moves over land, an atmospheric river is water...
by admin | Mar 15, 2023 | News
The North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, where I work as head of communications, strives to help natural and cultural resource managers use actionable and open data, tools, and innovative science and information to...
by admin | Mar 15, 2023 | News
Warmer-than-usual temperatures in Antarctica (1.5 degrees Celsius above normal, on average across the continent and upwards of 3 degrees Celsius above normal in the Peninsula) are having an impact not only on sea ice melt, glacial melt, and snow melt this season....
