Getting the most from radar

Feature Story

Workshop at NCAR scopes future research technology

Flowering crab apple

UCAR Digital Image Library

Spring arrives with a burst of bloom

Revealing the role of sea ice in a changing climate

Profiles in Science

Marika Holland, NCAR's Climate and Global Dynamics Division

High Altitude Observatory

Site Spotlight

Exploring the Sun and its effects on the Earth

NCAR & UCAR News

Solar energy forecasts

Post date: February 21, 2013

NCAR is spearheading a nationwide project to create unprecedented 36-hour forecasts of incoming energy from the Sun for solar energy power plants.

Solar energy forecasts: Solar panels arrayed in rows at Shelby Farms solar farm

Cities warm and cool distant regions

Post date: January 27, 2013

The "waste heat" generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas alters atmospheric circulation patterns, warming or cooling temperatures across a large region.

Cities warm or cool temperatures - Photo of light from Earth at night

News from UCAR Members & Affiliates

Study Predicts Lag in Summer Rains Over Parts of U.S. and Mexico

A delay in the summer monsoon rains that fall over the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico is expected in the coming decades.

Columbia University

March of the pathogens: Parasite metabolism can foretell disease ranges under climate change

Knowing the temperatures that viruses, bacteria, worms and all other parasites need to grow and survive could help determine the future range of infectious diseases under climate change, according to new research.

Princeton University

Opinion

Inch by inch

Bob Henson • March 18, 2013 | The past month has seen a remarkable run of challenging snow forecasts across the United States.

Snow measurement: Ethan Gutmann checks automated equipment

Predicting the snows that matter most

Bob Henson • March 4, 2013 | Snow in February isn’t exactly stop-the-press news.

Predicting snowstorms: Accumulations from blizzard photographed on February 9, 2013, in Billerica, Massachusetts

Research in Brief

Climate change, conflict, and TV weather

March 1, 2013 | Broadcast meteorologists are a leading source of information about the atmosphere for the general public, but many of them avoid mentioning global warming on the air. New research finds several barriers that may keep weathercasters from addressing the science of climate change.

Weathercasters and climate change: Gary Lezak, KSHB, Kansas City

Proper alignment may be key to hurricanes

February 25, 2013 | Rita, Katrina, Sandy—these are familiar as the names of three of the most destructive hurricanes in recent history. Early warnings from reliable forecasts can allow thousands of people to evacuate in the path of such frightening and potentially deadly weather events, and the sooner such a warning can be issued, the better. But if a storm fizzles after a warning goes out, that also creates risks, as people may be less likely to take precautions the next time a storm threatens—a syndrome known as warning fatigue.