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Student Olivia Lee presented research during the #GradShow2025 last week. Lee's research addresses whether marine heatwaves — extreme events — make a good analog for future Southwest US precipitation.
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Student Olivia Lee presented research during the #GradShow2025 last week. Lee's research addresses whether marine heatwaves — extreme events — make a good analog for future Southwest US precipitation.
Yesterday's #GradShow2025 included solid representation from the atmospheric sciences. Students shared their work in an interdisciplinary setting. Delián Colón-Burgos received an honorable mention award of $100 in the category of Great Minds in Research.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Yesterday's #GradShow2025 included solid representation from the atmospheric sciences. Students shared their work in an interdisciplinary setting. Delián Colón-Burgos received an honorable mention award of $100 in the category of Great Minds in Research.
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“This season was a weird one,” said Philip Klotzbach, CSU senior hurricane research scientist.
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Why this ‘weird’ U.S. hurricane season is still a troubling one
Although no hurricanes made landfall this year, three catapulted to Category 5 intensity — the second-highest number of such intense storms on record.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“This season was a weird one,” said Philip Klotzbach, CSU senior hurricane research scientist.
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It was the 10th-warmest water year since records started being kept in 1895 according to @climate.colostate.edu.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It was the 10th-warmest water year since records started being kept in 1895 according to @climate.colostate.edu.
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A plume of moisture impacts the U.S. Southwest bringing rain and snow to higher elevations.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A plume of moisture impacts the U.S. Southwest bringing rain and snow to higher elevations.
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AMS Elections are NOW open 🔓!
President-Elect Candidates:
Jack Kaye, Richard Spinrad, Bruce Telfeyan
Council Candidates:
Michael Eilts, Renée Leduc, Maureen McCann, Randall Bass, Jordan Gerth, Aaron Piña, Julie Demuth, Kevin Goebbert, Jon Nese
Learn more and vote here: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
President-Elect Candidates:
Jack Kaye, Richard Spinrad, Bruce Telfeyan
Council Candidates:
Michael Eilts, Renée Leduc, Maureen McCann, Randall Bass, Jordan Gerth, Aaron Piña, Julie Demuth, Kevin Goebbert, Jon Nese
Learn more and vote here: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
September 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AMS Elections are NOW open 🔓!
President-Elect Candidates:
Jack Kaye, Richard Spinrad, Bruce Telfeyan
Council Candidates:
Michael Eilts, Renée Leduc, Maureen McCann, Randall Bass, Jordan Gerth, Aaron Piña, Julie Demuth, Kevin Goebbert, Jon Nese
Learn more and vote here: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
President-Elect Candidates:
Jack Kaye, Richard Spinrad, Bruce Telfeyan
Council Candidates:
Michael Eilts, Renée Leduc, Maureen McCann, Randall Bass, Jordan Gerth, Aaron Piña, Julie Demuth, Kevin Goebbert, Jon Nese
Learn more and vote here: https://bit.ly/3Iaapbo
Join us TOMORROW, Nov. 19, for #GradShow2025 to support our presenting students!
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📸: #GradShow2024
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📸: #GradShow2024
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join us TOMORROW, Nov. 19, for #GradShow2025 to support our presenting students!
Find the program at graduateschool.colostate.edu/gradshow/gra...
📸: #GradShow2024
Find the program at graduateschool.colostate.edu/gradshow/gra...
📸: #GradShow2024
We're still stunned by last week's aurora borealis that took place in Colorado as the sun's charged particles collided with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.
📽️ Credit: alum Naufal Razin
📽️ Credit: alum Naufal Razin
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We're still stunned by last week's aurora borealis that took place in Colorado as the sun's charged particles collided with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.
📽️ Credit: alum Naufal Razin
📽️ Credit: alum Naufal Razin
Talk about impactful student research!
CSU Atmospheric Science student Rachael Auth presented her research on overshooting tops for the INCUS mission. An overshooting top looks like a dome or bump over the top of a thunderstorm anvil cloud.
Read more about the mission CIRA is contributing to at engr.source.colostate.edu/incus-scient...
Read more about the mission CIRA is contributing to at engr.source.colostate.edu/incus-scient...
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Talk about impactful student research!
Eloquently stated!
CSU Atmospheric Science student Andrew Muehr presented research on supercell thunderstorms at a team meeting for INCUS, the CSU-led NASA earth science satellite mission.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Eloquently stated!
Peter Marinescu is a CSU alum 🎉🐏💚🌌🛰️
CIRA participated in a team meeting for the NASA INCUS mission. CSU Atmospheric Science researcher Peter Marinescu presented. Moving air upward in the atmosphere, cloud updrafts affect many aspects of storms throughout their development and lifecycles.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Peter Marinescu is a CSU alum 🎉🐏💚🌌🛰️
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And here's a short explainer on aurora colors! 🎨
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
And here's a short explainer on aurora colors! 🎨
University Distinguished Professor van den Heever serves as principal investigator on the mission, which features a trio of satellites aiming to understand why, when and where tropical convective storms form and why only some storms produce extreme weather.
Last week, CIRA participated in a team meeting for INCUS, the CSU-led NASA earth science satellite mission. CIRA Research Associate Amy Burzynski shared an update from our science data processing center for the INCUS mission.
Read more about the meeting at engr.source.colostate.edu/incus-scient...
Read more about the meeting at engr.source.colostate.edu/incus-scient...
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
University Distinguished Professor van den Heever serves as principal investigator on the mission, which features a trio of satellites aiming to understand why, when and where tropical convective storms form and why only some storms produce extreme weather.
INCUS, the CSU-led NASA earth science satellite mission scheduled to be deployed in 2026, is under budget and ahead of schedule, lead scientist Sue van den Heever happily told her team last week.
Read more and check out photos at www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/11/incu...
Read more and check out photos at www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/11/incu...
INCUS scientific team celebrates upcoming mission, launch - Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University
INCUS scientific team celebrates upcoming mission, launch - The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is a leading global institution focusing on graduate education, cutting-e...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
INCUS, the CSU-led NASA earth science satellite mission scheduled to be deployed in 2026, is under budget and ahead of schedule, lead scientist Sue van den Heever happily told her team last week.
Read more and check out photos at www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/11/incu...
Read more and check out photos at www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/11/incu...
📸: Aurora borealis tonight, taken by graduate student Andrew Feder
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
📸: Aurora borealis tonight, taken by graduate student Andrew Feder
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Water Year 2025 was the 10th warmest on record for Colorado and featured drought, fires, floods, and even a record-setting snowstorm. We recap all that and more in our Colorado Water Year 2025 Summary! ⬇️
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November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Water Year 2025 was the 10th warmest on record for Colorado and featured drought, fires, floods, and even a record-setting snowstorm. We recap all that and more in our Colorado Water Year 2025 Summary! ⬇️
Join our Virtual Prospective Student Information Session on Nov. 17, 2025 at 4 p.m. MT. Register at forms.gle/BJeBrbHe9CcE...
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The Guinness World Records lists the largest volunteer weather observation network as CoCoRaHS based out of CSU at our @climate.colostate.edu. CoCoRaHS is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Guinness World Records lists the largest volunteer weather observation network as CoCoRaHS based out of CSU at our @climate.colostate.edu. CoCoRaHS is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds.
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Graduate student Tom Juliano shared monitoring and nowcasting tools for weather, particularly deep convection, which results in clouds and often thunderstorms. Nowcasting means short term weather forecasting.
Juliano is advised by CIRA Director Steven Miller through @csuatmossci.bsky.social.
Juliano is advised by CIRA Director Steven Miller through @csuatmossci.bsky.social.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Graduate student Tom Juliano shared monitoring and nowcasting tools for weather, particularly deep convection, which results in clouds and often thunderstorms. Nowcasting means short term weather forecasting.
Juliano is advised by CIRA Director Steven Miller through @csuatmossci.bsky.social.
Juliano is advised by CIRA Director Steven Miller through @csuatmossci.bsky.social.
On Friday, @climate.colostate.edu Engagement Climatologist Allie Mazurek showed off a hail pad to visiting students. It consisted of a 12" by 12" square of styrofoam covered in heavy duty aluminum foil.
November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
On Friday, @climate.colostate.edu Engagement Climatologist Allie Mazurek showed off a hail pad to visiting students. It consisted of a 12" by 12" square of styrofoam covered in heavy duty aluminum foil.
What's better than full-size candy bars? Learning about atmospheric science during spooky season, complete with a weather balloon release.
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What's better than full-size candy bars? Learning about atmospheric science during spooky season, complete with a weather balloon release.
At the American Association for Aerosol Research 43rd Annual Conference, outgoing president CSU Research Scientist Amy Sullivan passed the gavel to the incoming president. Membership gave her a standing ovation, recognizing an impressive year.
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Amy Sullivan celebrated for work as American Association for Aerosol Research President - Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University
Amy Sullivan celebrated for work as American Association for Aerosol Research President - The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is a leading global institution focusing on...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
At the American Association for Aerosol Research 43rd Annual Conference, outgoing president CSU Research Scientist Amy Sullivan passed the gavel to the incoming president. Membership gave her a standing ovation, recognizing an impressive year.
Learn more www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/10/amy-...
Learn more www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/10/amy-...
Professor Jeffrey Pierce was selected as one of 14 principal investigators for the 4th version of NASA's Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences team. His team will focus on using satellites and monitors to understand pollution exposure in rural, under-monitored regions.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Professor Jeffrey Pierce was selected as one of 14 principal investigators for the 4th version of NASA's Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences team. His team will focus on using satellites and monitors to understand pollution exposure in rural, under-monitored regions.
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From sunrise to sunset, Hurricane Melissa is still a Category 5 storm as it starts to move northward towards Jamaica.
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
From sunrise to sunset, Hurricane Melissa is still a Category 5 storm as it starts to move northward towards Jamaica.
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In early October, a strong system brought heavy snow to the Himalayas, including 23 ft (7 m) to the base of Mt. Everest.
This imagery compares before and after the snowfall.
This imagery compares before and after the snowfall.
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In early October, a strong system brought heavy snow to the Himalayas, including 23 ft (7 m) to the base of Mt. Everest.
This imagery compares before and after the snowfall.
This imagery compares before and after the snowfall.