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.

NCAR and university researchers are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Federal Aviation Administration to study how bird-detecting radar at airports could help prevent dangerous airplane bird strikes.

Nitrogen is essential to all living systems, which makes the nitrogen cycle one of Earth's most important nutrient cycles.

An introduction to the terminology used in thunderstorm research.

Weather and climate topics associated with wildland fires.