NSF NCAR scientists are studying key aspects of wildfires.

As athletes worldwide prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the best of the best in weather research are also gearing up for a friendly competition. Several international weather research and forecasting organizations will collaborate to provide high-resolution forecast information for Olympics organizers as well as test the capabilities of experimental air quality and weather forecasting models.

As heat waves become more frequent and intense, mothers are facing increased risk of preterm and early-term labor.

The SOS field project has yielded clues about the sublimation of snow in a mountain environment.

NSF NCAR has named Christopher L. Castro the new director of its Research Applications Laboratory (RAL). Castro is currently professor and interim head of the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona, as well as director of the Center for Applied Hydroclimate Sciences within the Arizona Institute for Resilience.

NSF NCAR experts are available for media interviews about hurricanes.

Fires that burn through the wildland-urban interface are becoming more frequent worldwide, and the trend is likely to continue.

Experts at NSF NCAR are available to talk with reporters about a number of aspects of atmospheric rivers.

Scientists have used a pair of computer models to simulate last year's Lahaina Wildfire, a development that could potentially help with future firefighting operations and evacuations.