1. Fine-scale model of hurricane winds upon landfall.

    Capturing the turbulence of landfalling hurricane winds

    Scientists are successfully producing very fine-scale simulations of the turbulent winds of landfalling hurricanes.

    • Weather

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  2. Wind turbines that can withstand hurricanes

    More research is needed to strengthen the resilience of next-generation offshore wind turbines against extreme weather conditions.

    • Weather

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  3. Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people, infrastructure

    Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study that was led by CU Boulder and involved NSF NCAR.

    • Weather

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  4. 50 years of falling

    Over the last half century, the NSF NCAR Dropsonde Program has remained the leader in developing dropsonde technology.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  5. NSF NCAR project will use AI models to predict storm evolution

    A project co-led by NSF NCAR that will use artificial intelligence models to predict storm evolution has received funding through NSF's Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program.

    • Weather

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