The greater Salt Lake City area is known for harboring some of the most polluted air in the country during the winter. A team of NCAR researchers is gearing up to collaborate on a study of the winter weather inversions that cause the city's poor air quality.

Future global impacts of climate change are described by region.

Solar scientists have long debated why the Sun's corona, or atmosphere, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface. Images retrieved by the Hinode satellite, launched in 2006, are shining some light on this paradox.

Backgrounders on climate change, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and more provide a quick feel for the science, people, and issues involved in major weather and climate topics researched at NCAR & UCAR.