“Wind from the Atlantic drives the kind of environments that mosquitoes like: It’s warmer, more humid, and the soils are moist.” CIRES' Max Elling spoke with @eos.org about his work that links tropical oceans, soil moisture & malaria cases in Malawai. eos.org/articles/dis...

Distant Oceans May Help Predict Malaria Risk in Malawi - Eos

A new study finds that ocean temperatures thousands of kilometers away shape soil moisture in Malawi, offering a potential tool for forecasting malaria outbreaks months in advance.

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Fires are impacting air quality across the western U.S. This experimental NOAA GSL tool shows where the smoke will travel today and tomorrow. Explore surface smoke, air quality index (AQI), and more: sites.gsl.noaa.gov/desi/

What’s driving this year’s intense wildfires? With dozens of active wildfires ravaging communities across the United States and Canada, @cires.colorado.edu expert Virginia Iglesias is breaking down what you need to know about this fire season and how to protect yourself. ↓ https://bit.ly/4vRjMzw

This month, @noaa.gov’s Space Weather Prediction Center is retiring the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). CIRES' Jeff Johnson, software engineer & DSCOVR project lead, shared five facts about the satellite & its importance in space weather forecasting: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-s...

CIRES’ space weather forecasters bid farewell to DSCOVR

Five things to know about the space forecasting satellite shutting down this August

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🥳 Wed Aug 19th Join us for our Anniversary Open House at the Mountain Research Station above Boulder! Guided field trips, hands-on activities, dinner, & seminar by K. Suding. Come for 1 session or stay for the day The FREE tickets are going fast, sign up asap: www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-r...

Mountain Research Station Anniversary Open House

Celebrate the Mountain Research Station’s 106th anniversary and INSTAAR's 75th at a scenic field science outpost in the Indian Peaks.

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Congratulations to CIRES Fellow Matthew Shupe who was elected by the @ametsoc.org Council as a 2027 AMS Fellow! AMS will honor Shupe and all honor/award recipients at the 107th AMS Annual Meeting in Denver in January 2027. @colorado.edu @noaa.gov @nsidc.bsky.social Learn more: buff.ly/KGAKexF

Over the last two decades, microbial emissions have been the dominant driver of atmospheric methane — an important greenhouse gas — according to a series of pioneering papers led by scientists at @noaa.gov, CIRES, @instaar.bsky.social, and @colorado.edu research.noaa.gov/pioneering-n...

Pioneering NOAA-University of Colorado research converges on role of microbes in methane’s surge

Stable isotope analysis points to impact of agriculture and wetlands, not fossil fuels

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This summer, Irma Alexander, a 2026 intern with the @ciresceee.bsky.social Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) program, and Lou Toy, field leader, were in Genesee Park, Colorado, studying the impacts of a small bison herd on local plant life. #FieldworkFriday @cuboulder

FINAL REMINDER: Today is the deadline to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation at the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting. Abstracts must be submitted by today, Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:59pm MT. You can submit an abstract here: whova.com/call_for_spe...

Check out this new article by NOAA Research that summarizes three complementary studies from our research team on what is driving recent CH4 growth! Despite using different approaches, each study comes to the same conclusion that microbial emissions are to blame. research.noaa.gov/pioneering-n...

Pioneering NOAA-University of Colorado research converges on role of microbes in methane’s surge - NOAA Research

Stable isotope analysis points to impact of agriculture and wetlands, not fossil fuels as a driver of the rapid rise in atmospheric methane.

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The location, severity, and length of marine heatwaves in the Northeast Pacific Ocean are influenced by El Niño Southern Oscillation and season, according to new work led by Tongtong Xu, a CIRES researcher working at @noaa.gov's Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL). psl.noaa.gov/news/2026/ne...

Severity and persistence of Northeast Pacific marine heatwaves vary by season: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory

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Please join us as we celebrate our ESIIL Stars interns' incredible research projects this Friday! ⭐ More info and the Zoom link: esiil.org/news-events/...

Register now for the CU Boulder Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars Event, featuring CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati, who will present about his climate & cryosphere research. Event is free to attend. 🗓️: August 27 🕠️: 5:30 - 8 pm 📍: History Colorado Center, Denver web.cvent.com/event/f741c0...

Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars Event in Denver

In celebration of CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary, the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars recognition program spotlights some of the university’s most inspiring voices—faculty members whose research and creative work transform lives and serve the public good

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Fires are getting faster & more dangerous in the western U.S. CIRES Fellow Jennifer Balch developed the Fast Fire Network to advance understanding of fast fires, create better model predictions, and improve responses to future fast fires. cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-r...

"I won’t say I’m trying to do more with less. I’m trying to do a little less with a lot less," said CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati. Read about how losses in federal funding is impacting CU Boulder research & how the university is pivoting to find new funding opportunities.

CU Boulder’s $60-Million Pivot

Federal money built this research powerhouse. Can private industry sustain it?

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Science with a view! In 2023, CIRES scientists removed a Snow Level Radar from a remote area in Crested Butte, Colorado, at the end of the SPLASH (Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology) project. #FieldworkFriday 📸: Dave Costa/CIRES

"Fires that spread rapidly are much harder to fight, because emergency resources cannot be deployed quickly enough, & firefighters cannot quickly contain the fire." CIRES' Virginia Iglesias spoke with @colorado.edu about this fire season & what we can do to prepare www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

Wildfires are moving faster. Here's what that means for Colorado

As dozens of wildfires continue to burn across Colorado and the American West, a CU Boulder fire ecologist shares her insight on what's to come.

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For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Samuel Sandoval, a 2026 intern with the Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) program. This summer, Sandoval is studying the connection between cheatgrass growth and wildfire burn severity. cires.colorado.edu/news/humans-...

Humans of CIRES: Samuel Sandoval

2026 RECCS intern studying connection between cheatgrass and wildfire

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HEART Force has been transforming how rural Colorado communities think about disaster preparedness. At its core is a simple idea: communities become more resilient when young people are trusted to help build solutions. cires.colorado.edu/news/heart-f...

HEART Force: students help solve community problems

A unique Colorado program gives students a seat at the table—and helps communities become safer, stronger, and more connected

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For our next #HumansOfCIRES, meet Eliza Baxter, a 2026 intern with @ciresceee.bsky.social's RECCS program. This summer, Baxter is studying how plant traits affect flammability — and she is passionate about mentoring and helping others. cires.colorado.edu/news/humans-...

Humans of CIRES: Eliza Baxter

2026 RECCS intern studying how plant traits affect flammability

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The peak melt season for Arctic sea ice occurs in summer, with ice cover reaching its lowest point in September. July is historically the warmest month in the Arctic with the highest volume of ice loss. See current conditions with NSIDC's Chartic graph: https://bit.ly/4rWyQKH

The We are Water (WaW) project — hosted by the CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation — was awarded a Colorado Water Education Exemplar badge for its "its outstanding, community-centered approach to environmental education." Learn more: ceee.colorado.edu/news-awards/...

We are Water earns Colorado Water Education Exemplar badge

CEEE We are Water project has been awarded the Colorado Water Education Exemplar badge in recognition of its outstanding, community-centered approach to environmental education. Reviewers praised the…

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Covering Climate Now press briefing — Wildfires and climate: Experts help you get the story right, featuring CIRES Fellow Max Boykoff 🗓️: Thursday, July 23 🕛️: 12 pm ET/10 am MT 🔗: coveringclimatenow.org/event/press-...

Press Briefing: Wildfires and Climate: Experts Help You Get the Story Right — Covering Climate Now

Dramatic footage of flames surrounding a freight train in Canada. Smoke-filled skies above New York City. Hundreds of thousands of acres burning in the American West. In a year defined by record heat,...

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CIRES scientists study atmospheric chemistry around the world. This week's #FieldworkFriday photo shows a scientist capturing an air sample with a glass flask in American Samoa, supporting global efforts to track atmospheric carbon dioxide. 📸: Luke Longren/CIRES

The Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost the size of Rhode Island in sea ice in the 2002. After, glaciers feeding the shelf flowed faster. When stable, ice shelves act as brakes. When lifted, glaciers accelerate & land ice melts into the sea. https://bit.ly/4vrVITL

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast, creating hazardous air quality conditions. This experimental @noaa.gov GSL decision support tool forecast shows where the smoke will travel over the next few hours.

Please consider submitting an abstract to our @agu.org 2026 session, “The Cryosphere is for All’! @cires.colorado.edu @ciresceee.bsky.social @cpom-uk.bsky.social #AGU26 #cryosphere 🧊 🧪

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The Cryosphere Is for All is accepting abstracts for the 2026 AGU Fall Meeting! agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr... It explores broadening participation in cryospheric sciences through inclusive fieldwork, open science, mentorship, engagement with Indigenous communities, and other community efforts.

After 9 amazing years at ASU, I'm moving to the University of Colorado Boulder @colorado.edu, where I'll be associate professor in @cugeography.bsky.social, @cuboulderibs.bsky.social, & @cires.colorado.edu starting in August. Excited for this new adventure! www.colorado.edu/geography/sa...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is spreading over the Midwest and eastern U.S. Fire experts at CIRES & @colorado.edu compiled a list of resources with up-to-date information about how wildfires are progressing, smoke transport in the atmosphere & air quality. cires.colorado.edu/news/fire-an...

Fire and air quality resources

Get up-to-date information on active fires, smoke, wind, and air quality

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@colorado.edu's Research & Innovation Office selected 2 CIRES Fellows as 2026 AI Discovery and Capacity Building Grantees! (1/2) www.colorado.edu/researchinno...

New pilot AI Discovery & Capacity Building grants support interdisciplinary AI research

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) is awarding more than $200,000 to support nine projects through its AI Discovery & Capacity Building Grant Program, a

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