Tag: News Release
  1. Firefighters at staging area during 2020 California wildfire

    California wildfire smoke dimmed solar energy in 2020

    Solar energy forecasts in California substantiated overestimated energy production when wildfire smoke dimmed the skies.

    • Air Quality

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  2.  Buried machinery in barn lot in South Dakota during the Dust Bowl.

    1930s Dust Bowl affected extreme heat around Northern Hemisphere

    Scientists find link between the extreme heat of the Great Plains in the 1930s and soaring temperatures far beyond the United States.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  3. Six new trustees elected to the UCAR board

    Consortium adds Virginia Tech to its membership

    • Organization

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  4. Paris Agreement goal would mitigate sea level rise

    High-end projections show sea level rise this century would not exceed three feet if society meets the goals of the Paris Agreement.

    • Climate

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  5. Satellite image of eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano.

    Volcanic eruption dramatically increased water vapor in the stratosphere

    Radiosonde data reveal the extent to which the eruption of a submarine volcano substantially raised water vapor levels in the stratosphere.

    • Climate

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