A multidisciplinary team of scientists studies the possible timing and location of Zika virus risk in the United States.
March 7, 2016 - 10:00am
In today’s highly technological world,...
The weather patterns that typically bring moisture to the southwestern United States are becoming more rare, an indication that the region is sliding into a drier climate state.
February 2, 2016 - 12:00pm
It’s one thing to state the quality of operational meteorological and hydrological short- and long-term forecasts, it’s another to...
The agreement will lead to an advanced system for predicting wildfire behavior, including where and how quickly the blazes will spread.
The impacts are expected to be particularly pronounced for the poor and those living in tropical regions.
Decades of NCAR research may well smooth your journey this holiday season--and the rest of the year.
NCAR software engineers are using Hollywood-style 3D to reveal the inner workings of complex storm systems, such as 2014's Hurricane Odile.
Scientists are running several computer models simultaneously to provide more accurate short-term forecasts of heavy rainfall, flash floods.
As dengue fever moves north with a warming climate, scientists are looking at multiple factors that can limit outbreaks.
UCAR is using advanced technology to create inexpensive weather stations for developing nations.
July 1, 2015 - 11:00am
Lyme disease, dengue, plague, West Nile virus, Chikungunya, Babesia – diseases that make your skin crawl, and worse, make populations...
Introduced by the NWS this summer, the graphics draw on research by a team of risk communication experts at NCAR.
June 18, 2015 - 1:00pm
“We’ve finished the job. We’ve done what we needed to do.”
- Bruce Carmichael, Director, NCAR’s Aviation Applications Programm
The SUMMA model lets users make individual decisions about how to treat a vast range of variables. This customizing allows users to mimic existing models or create something entirely new.
June 12, 2015 - 12:00pm
June 9, 2015 - 11:00am
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NCAR researchers are partnering with local, state and federal organizations to improve water supply forecasts in the upper Rio Grande.
CDC and NCAR researchers find correlations across the U.S. between weather conditions and subsequent flareups of the virus.
I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human betterment and improve human welfare.
- Walter Orr Roberts, First NCAR Director
