Tag: News Release
  1. A firefighter battles flames during the September 2012 Shockey wildland fire near San Diego.

    Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface

    Fires that burn through the wildland-urban interface are becoming more frequent worldwide, and the trend is likely to continue.

    • Air Quality

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  2. Experts available to discuss atmospheric rivers

    Experts at NSF NCAR are available to talk with reporters about a number of aspects of atmospheric rivers.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  3. Damage in the Lahaina harbor after the 2023 fire

    Scientists focus on Lahaina Fire to improve prediction of wildland-urban fires

    Scientists have used a pair of computer models to simulate last year's Lahaina Wildfire, a development that could potentially help with future firefighting operations and evacuations.

    • Weather

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  4. everette joseph standing in front of the flatirons

    NSF NCAR Director term extended to 2029

    Joseph’s accomplishments over the last five years include securing the $91.8 million grant from NSF to develop the Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR), and much more.

    • Organization

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  5. Sunrise over Arizona desert

    Climate change isn’t producing expected increase in atmospheric moisture over dry regions

    Although a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, atmospheric moisture has not increased over arid and semi-arid regions of the world as the climate has warmed.

    • Climate

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