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Unveiling Patterns: A Different Look at May Tornado Outbreaks in the United States

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by Paulina Ćwik As the chill of winter recedes, giving way to spring's warmth, the United States enters a critical season for severe weather, notably marked by the increased likelihood of tornado outbreaks. While tornadoes can occur year-round, it's in the spring that conditions become particularly ripe for the most intense and widespread occurrences. Southern states … Continue reading Unveiling Patterns: A Different Look at May Tornado Outbreaks in the United States

The ‘Game of Life’- alternate method to Earth’s climate modeling

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by Paulina Ćwik With all the technological advancements of the 21st century, unveiling the future of climate change and its impacts on societies and the environment remains difficult. This is especially true because anthropogenic climate change involves a multitude of complex interactions and feedback between climate system components, such as atmosphere, land, surface, sea-ice, etc., … Continue reading The ‘Game of Life’- alternate method to Earth’s climate modeling

Using Climate Projections in the (Almost) Real World

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SEP 5, 2017     ADRIENNE WOOTTEN AND JESSICA BLACKBAND In recent years, numerous climate projections (such as MACA or LOCA) have been made available for use in impact assessments and adaptation planning. However, the breadth of available projections presents a daunting challenge to managers and scientists who are trying to determine which projections are appropriate for a particular decision context. … Continue reading Using Climate Projections in the (Almost) Real World

We have these climate projections – now how do we use them?

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JAN 8, 2017     RYAN BOYLES On getting climate model projections in the hand of managers.  In the past several decades, climate scientists have developed robust models that simulate past climate conditions and provide meaningful projections for the future. In the past several years, researchers have developed downscaled climate projections that provide the kind of local guidance … Continue reading We have these climate projections – now how do we use them?

Downscaled to an estuary: Making it easier on climate data users

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APR 4, 2016     GENEVA GRAY Photo: Geneva Gray There is a lot of data out there. It seems like every agency has produced their own downscaled dataset using different methods, training data, and a hodge-podge of global climate models. They are all unique, but none of them are the “best.” This blog post will not give … Continue reading Downscaled to an estuary: Making it easier on climate data users

Bye Bye Birdie: The Disappearing Avifauna of Hawaiʻi

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FEB 29, 2016     LAUREN R. KAISER Critically Endangered ʻAkekeʻe (Loxops caeruleirostris) Photo Credit: Jim Denny As an isolated island archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands have become home to many endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Hawaiʻi provided a unique place for ecological divergence, leading to the evolution of … Continue reading Bye Bye Birdie: The Disappearing Avifauna of Hawaiʻi

3rd National Climate Assessment Overview

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 MAY 20, 2014     ROSIE RECORDS Photo credit: ian.umces.edu The third U.S. National Climate Assessment report, released in early May, provides a national synthesis of climate change and its effects that are already being felt across multiple sectors within the U.S., including coastal flooding and extreme heat in the Northeast, shrinking summer sea ice and thawing permafrost … Continue reading 3rd National Climate Assessment Overview

Modeling the 2000-2012 Global Warming Hiatus

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 NOV 12, 2013     TONI KLEMM Global temperature increases have been stalled since 2000. Meanwhile, the extreme summer droughts of 2011 and 2012 left many US farmers in ruins. Most climate models failed to project these phenomena correctly. US researchers now took a new attempt on finding a solution. The hiatus in global warming since the year … Continue reading Modeling the 2000-2012 Global Warming Hiatus

Climate, Weather and Water: A Quick Review From This Fall

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 DEC 29, 2012     ROSIE RECORDS Photo: gettyimages.com The evening I’m writing this, our first real snow this winter has been on the ground for barely a day.  My desk (or rather, kitchen table) is in the watershed of the Cache La Poudre River, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  The Cache La Poudre is … Continue reading Climate, Weather and Water: A Quick Review From This Fall