1. Front Range disaster: flood waters in south Boulder, Colorado, September 12, 2013

    Inside the Colorado deluge

    Four days of rainfall across Colorado’s Front Range produced massive flooding that’s marooned thousands, inundated key roads, and damaged countless homes and businesses. Just how rare was this event?

    • Weather

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  2. FLA Anthes Building

    Rare LEED Platinum status awarded to two UCAR buildings

    Two recently remodeled buildings on UCAR's Foothills campus have earned the highest possible rating from the U.S. Green Building Council for their sustainable design.

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  3. sunrise over the Atlantic

    Turning down the heat

    A grand solar minimum would slow global warming but not stop it.

    • Climate,
    • Sun + Space Weather

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  4. flooding in Australia

    Global sea level rise dampened by Australia floods

    A rare confluence of three atmospheric patterns drove so much precipitation over Australia in 2010 and 2011 that the world’s ocean levels dropped measurably.

    • Climate

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  5. Getting the models dirty

    Scientists are zeroing in on microbes that eat carbon in the soil and release it back to the atmosphere, thereby influencing global climate.

    • Climate

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