Drier ski slopes, reduced river flows, and increased wildfires can potentially discourage tourists from coming to Colorado. Should local officials and business leaders do more to plan for these impacts?
June 7, 2013 - 3pm
One of the most distinguished guests in NCAR’s 53-year history paid a whirlwind visit to the Mesa Lab this morning. Accompanied by security and support staff, United Nations...
The custom forecasting systems are designed to increase the reliability of solar and wind energy.
If predicting snow is a tough business, measuring it is no piece of cake either.
NCAR is spearheading a nationwide project to create unprecedented 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun for solar energy power plants.
New research points to gravity waves, which ripple unseen through the atmosphere, as the culprit in many cases of clear-air turbulence. If those waves can be forecast, the research suggests that planes in many cases could be rerouted around them.
More than two days ahead of landfall, it was clear that Hurricane Sandy could bring higher water than New York and New Jersey had seen in decades. But for thousands of people in the area, the threat simply didn’t register. (Part 1 of 2)
West Antarctica is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought.
The new system provides 8-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions over remote ocean regions
The new system provides 8-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions over remote ocean regions
The new system provides 8-hour forecasts of potentially dangerous atmospheric conditions over remote ocean regions
A new NCAR turbulence avoidance system has been approved at Juneau International Airport and can be adapted for additional airports in rugged settings.
September 5, 2012 - 10am
Colleagues and admirers of the late scientist Thomas T. Warner at NCAR's Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) and Advance Study Program (ASP) recently created an internship program in his name....
Researchers at NCAR are working with forecasters and emergency managers to unravel the communication challenges around hurricanes like Isaac, which had relatively weak winds but a strong storm surge.
August 21, 2012 - 10am
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) users can now access climate data more easily thanks to a recent redesign of the Climate Change Scenarios web page (...
July 2012 promises to go down as the hottest month ever recorded in a number of U.S. locations.
A new meta-analysis highlights the shortcomings of vulnerability studies and points to a more integrative way forward.
A new forecasting tool boosts the detail and accuracy of short-term wind forecasts, offering another way to increase the efficiency of wind energy production.
NCAR scientists are developing a system to relay updates on weather and road conditions to and from wireless-enabled vehicles.
Thanks to deicing treatment and careful route selection, commercial pilots now avoid most of the threat that ice will encase critical parts of a plane. But another, more mysterious kind of in-flight icing hazard is now gaining attention.
I have a very strong feeling that science exists to serve human betterment and improve human welfare. - Walter Orr Roberts
