As wildfires threaten much of the West during another hot and dry year, NCAR scientists are researching key aspects of these destructive events.
April 1, 2022 - 2:00pmCongratulations to RAL's team for winning the High Performance Computing (HPC) User Forum Innovation Excellence Award for their entry "Better wildfire models save property and life: refined fidelity of predictive models using AI.” The HPC Innovation Excellence Awards recognize noteworthy achievements by users of hi 
Scientists have used artificial intelligence techniques to create a publicly available dataset of the underwater topography, or bathymetry, of more than 1.4 million inland lakes and reservoirs around the world.
NCAR researchers seek to use weather information to improve the efficiency of autonomous vehicles.
February 18, 2022 - 9:30amFog is the second most common cause of weather-related aviation accidents behind strong winds. The impact of fog on the operations of the national airspace system can cost as much as $200,000 for just one single airport. Air traffic safety and efficiency would be improved if fog events were more accurately forecast by weather service providers. This improvement would give aviation operations and transportation departments enough lead time for alerts and avoidance measures to be put in place.
A quarter-century of NCAR collaborations with the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command has contributed to major advances in weather prediction.
A team of researchers is test-piloting the first phase of a web application that will ultimately allow users to get tailored information about the likely storm impacts at their specific locations, including information on the likelihood of high winds, when those winds will arrive, and how much damage they may cause to their homes.
Scientists at NCAR have demonstrated that a new kind of model built entirely to run on graphical processing units, or GPUs, has the potential to produce useful, street-level forecasts of atmospheric flow in urban areas using far fewer computing resources and on a timeline that makes real-time weather forecasting for drones and other urban aircraft plausible.
Climate change will significantly alter future patterns of flooding, with moderate storms having mixed impacts but extreme storms generating more devastating and frequent flooding.
More than one-quarter of the U.S. population suffered from exposure to extreme heat during the pandemic summer of 2020, surveys show.
NCAR Associate Director William Mahoney testified in Congress today about the need to protect radio frequencies that are needed for weather forecasts and understanding the climate system.
Wildfire experts are available to discuss a range of topics, from wildfire prediction to the role of climate change and the impacts of emissions.
