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...
