With cities facing more extreme heat waves, scientists used NCAR-based WRF-Urban model to study which Chicago neighborhoods would benefit most from green roofs
Flooding caused by rain falling on snowpack could more than double by the end of this century in some areas of the western U.S. and Canada due to climate change.
Scientists set out to understand how much snow is feeding the Antarctic ice sheets and whether it is enough to offset the ice lost to the ocean.
A new analysis compares 22 recent hurricanes with their likely future selves at the end of this century.
May 15, 2018 - 9:45am
Imagine a wildfire is approaching a densely populated neighborhood. Emergency managers need to decide systematically and quickly on whether families...
Skymet will use a customized version of a cutting-edge automated weather prediction system developed at NCAR to provide improved forecasts for India's businesses, farmers, and other users.
March 5, 2018 - 12:00pm
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a prestigious, often-cited scientific journal that...
February 27, 2018 - 9:00am
Two National Center for Atmospheric (NCAR) experts on weather aviation hazards and safety were awarded...
February 26, 2018 - 11:00amAviation Safety Experts Focus on Heliport Safety, Altitude Integration, Weather GatheringLast week more than 50 aviation...
Adding temperature predictions into seasonal streamflow forecasts in the U.S. Southwest could increase the accuracy of those forecasts.
December 7, 2017 - 10:00am
NCAR’s Andreas Prein and colleagues recently published a sobering paper in the peer-...
A rich, new data set is giving scientists an unprecedented look at the future of weather
Storm clusters known as mesoscale convective systems will pose a much greater flooding risk later this century in a warming climate.
Water managers and streamflow forecasters can now access bi-weekly, monthly, and seasonal precipitation and temperature forecasts, broken down by individual watershed.
October 12, 2017 - 8:00am
Saving lives and mitigating property losses—that’s what NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) is all about. And the 2017 tropical weather storms, Harvey, Irma and Maria, among other less...
NCAR hydrologists and their colleagues are revolutionizing the way scientific data is stored and shared among scientists around the globe.
September 8, 2017 - 2:00pm
Major storm surge is forecasted for coastal areas in the U.S.
The scientists are observing the potentially deadly storm and testing high-resolution computer models.
June 26, 2017 - 9:00amThe Future of Drone Delivery Hinges on Predicting the Weather Block by BlockDrones could soon be flying you books, pills, and pizzas—but first,...
Since the mid-1980s, the percentage of precipitation that becomes streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande watershed has fallen more steeply than at any point in at least 445 years.
I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human betterment and improve human welfare.
- Walter Orr Roberts, First NCAR Director
