1. Rising Voice participants on field trip in Hawaii to learn about local climate challenges

    Applying indigenous and Western knowledge to environmental research

    Native American researchers, students, and community members will partner with Western science organizations to help shape mutually beneficial research projects.

    • Education + Outreach

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  2. Hurricane Patricia from space

    High-res model captures explosive increase in hurricane strength

    An advanced version of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW) accurately forecast Hurricane Patricia's rapid intensification when run at a high enough resolution.

    • Weather

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  3. Children looking at light at Super Science Saturday in 2015.

    Free family fun at Super Science Saturday: Nov. 5

    Come learn about our changing climate at this annual event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Lab in south Boulder.

    • Education + Outreach

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  4. U.S. Drought Monitor map showing 2012 drought

    Soil moisture, snowpack data could help predict 'flash droughts'

    New research suggests that "flash droughts" — like the one that unexpectedly gripped the Southern Rockies and Midwest in the summer of 2012 — could be predicted months in advance using soil moisture and snowpack data.

    • Weather

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  5. Boosting women in IT: photo of NCAR booth at SC15

    Raising the visibility of women in IT

    A team of talented women will help build and operate a high-capacity network for a major supercomputing conference.

    • Supercomputing

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