SCIENTISTS DEVELOP METHOD FOR SEASONAL PREDICTION OF WESTERN WILDFIRES

This summer’s western wildfire season is likely to be more severe than average but not as devastating as last year’s near-record, according to an experimental prediction method developed by NCAR scientists.

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PROJECT TO BRING AFFORDABLE 3D-PRINTED STREAM, SNOW, AND STORM SURGE SENSORS TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES

A UCAR project called 3D-PAWS is adding a new set of remote-sensing capabilities that will measure streamflow, storm surges, and snowfall depth to its suite of successful 3D-printed weather stations. This initiative will bring low-cost remote sensing instruments to the world’s “unseen” areas.

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NCAR SEEKS INPUT FROM MSI AND HBCU FACULTY ON COMPUTING RESOURCE ACCESS

NCAR's Computational and Information Systems Lab seeks input to understand the experiences of MSIs and HBCU faculty and students in using, or not using, our supercomputing resources. This includes resources such as allocation of supercomputing time, access to Earth system science-related datasets, supercomputer-hosted teaching tools, and research. Faculty, staff, and students in Earth system sciences and related areas, including but not limited to environmental and climate justice, computer science, physics, and mathematics, are all invited to participate in upcoming focus groups. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form.