Scientists have begun the fight from the research side. Knowing when a fire is likely, how fast it will burn, and how far and where it will spread will go a long way toward protecting property and lives. 

In order to make communities less vulnerable, structures must be built with extreme weather events in mind. Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are collaborating with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to do just that by updating structural design standards on icing conditions.

The WRF-Hydro® team has kicked off a new project to couple the WRF-Hydro routing modules to NSF NCAR's Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS). 

NSF NCAR scientists have developed a suite of high-technology tools that give military leaders vital intelligence about weather and climate conditions.

Pleased to announce the release of the WRF-Hydro® Modeling System, version 5.4! 

The corn fields of the central U.S., along with intensive irrigation and shallow groundwater, has altered the region's precipitation patterns.

Scientists are successfully producing very fine-scale simulations of the turbulent winds of landfalling hurricanes.

More research is needed to strengthen the resilience of next-generation offshore wind turbines against extreme weather conditions.

Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study that was led by CU Boulder and involved NSF NCAR.