Tag Archive: NOAA

For 22 Years, Boulder NOAA Scientists Keep Weekly Date with Ozone Layer

Thanks to this simple, hand-launched device, scientists have a better understanding of the ozone layer – but there are still holes in our knowledge that the ozonesonde cannot fill.

The List: Science and Environment Happenings in and Around Boulder

Solar Probe. (Photo/NASA)

Events this week will discuss the relationship between extreme weather events and climate, and the 2018 NASA mission that will send a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before.  There will be a viewing of the HBO documentary “Too Hot Not to Handle,” followed by a discussion and reception with Susan Joy Hassol, the …

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No, You Weren’t Hallucinating: January was Really Warm

January 2012 was the fourth warmest on record for the contiguous United States. (Image/NOAA)

 by Michael D. Lemonick, Climate Central. As it does every month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released U.S. weather stats for the month just ended, and the results will come as a huge shock — if you’ve been hiding in a subterranean cave, at least. For the rest of us, it’s not …

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Ecologists Embark on a Nationwide Quest to Measure America’s Ecological Health

Some of the consequences of climate change are pretty straightforward: temperatures go up, ice melts, sea level rises. Scientists have powerful evidence that all of these are happening…

Carbon “Untax” Could Promote Smarter Fossil Fuel Use

The evidence for human-caused climate change is clear and something must be done at the policy level to slow its effects, according to NOAA senior scientist Pieter Tans.

What’s Happening this Week?

At the Boulder Stand we have our ears to the ground so we know what’s going on around town. Every week we publish a list of upcoming events. This week Boulder’s talking about climate change, ozone depletion, the Fourmile Canyon Fire and more.

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