Climate & Environment
Abby Eckland, Irina Overeem and collaborators investigate how a reservoir on the Rio Grande buries organic carbon beneath layers of sediment; they have found the process is amplified during drought and flash floods.
Four novel research projects are being funded by the Climate Innovation Collaboratory, an ongoing alliance between Deloitte Consulting LLP and CU Boulder.
California’s “going zero” policy, which strives for 100% zero-emission passenger vehicle sales by 2035, will reduce ozone pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles, according to recent CIRES-led work.
As natural disasters become more frequent and intense, Environmental Studies Professor Karen Bailey wants policymakers to include a broader range of voices when making adaptation plans.
Assistant professor Zia Mehrabi wants you to know how what you eat impacts the planet—and other humans. He lays out his plan in a new paper.
A new study from Chloe Brashear, Tyler Jones and others suggests abrupt warming events were preceded by periods of unusually stable temperatures during the last ice age. The researchers point toward shifting sea ice as a potential driver of the phenomenon.
A CU Boulder-led study measured water vapor in Greenland’s air, collecting data crucial for improving climate models and forecasting Arctic changes.
A new model suggests that timber production in Minnesota could decrease by half as windstorms intensify with climate change.
March 2025 has been a gusty month for Colorado's Front Range. Meteorologists Andrew Winters and McKenzie Larson break down what makes the region's weather so mercurial.
Most people have heard of heatwaves: extended periods of abnormally hot weather. But researchers from CIRES and the University of Idaho have coined a new term to describe extended periods of atmospheric thirst. Studying these ”thirstwaves“ can help farmers better manage their water resources and improve crop yields.