Tag: National Center For Atmospheric Research
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert: On representing Colorado, working with Trump and releasing the Epstein files
For years, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s name has become a shorthand for controversy in her home state and in the nation’s capital. Recently, the outspoken Colorado Republican has drawn rare praise from some of her fiercest critics, particularly after breaking expectations during a key vote. Boebert insisted the moment isn’t a departure from her values…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s U.S. senators play favorites
So, now we know what it looks like when Colorado’s first-stringers in D.C. go to bat for one of our state’s federal installations. One they actually care about, that is. Meaning, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder — as opposed to U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs. As reported last…
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Trump administration moves to shutter national climate lab in Colorado
Democrats slam decision as ‘deeply dangerous’ as White House calls facility a source of ‘climate alarmism’ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, citing what a White House official termed the Colorado-based facility’s “climate alarmism” in a decision state Democratic elected officials denounced as “deeply…
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Colorado scientists use AI for improved wildfire forecasts
A new technique developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) uses artificial intelligence to efficiently update the vegetation maps used by wildfire computer models to more accurately predict fire behavior and spread. “One of our main challenges in wildfire modeling has been to get accurate input, including fuel data,” NCAR scientist and lead…
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NCAR fire was human caused; investigators seek tips
Investigators have determined that the NCAR fire was human caused, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect. The blaze ignited March 26 near Bear Canyon Trail along the Boulder Open Space Mountain Parks property south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The fire caused thousands of people…
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NCAR fire 80% contained
The NCAR fire is 80% contained and has held steady at 190 acres, the Boulder Office of the Emergency Management said Tuesday. After securing the perimeter of the blaze, firefighters will work toward the center. Tuesday’s forecast called for rain. “This is great for the fire,” emergency officials said in a news release. Smoke is expected…
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NCAR fire in Boulder forces 19,000 residents to evacuate; grows to more than 120 acres
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Saturday as a wildfire in south Boulder grew to 122 acres, according to Boulder County’s Office of Emergency Management. Click or tap here to watch Sunday’s 9 a.m. press briefing and update video. Officials said 19,000 people and 8,000 homes were originally within the evacuated areas, and an evacuation…
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Front Range ozone levels, Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, hit record highs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The reduction of harmful ground-level ozone across most of the U.S. over the past several decades has been an air pollution success story. But in some parts of the country, especially in the heavily populated…
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Hundreds of flights delayed out of DIA for second day because of wildfire-related haze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hazy skies from wildfires resulted in another long day for travelers at Denver International Airport as hundreds of flights were delayed Tuesday, officials said. In all, 500 flights were delayed at the airport on Tuesday, according to FlightAware. This comes after 638 flights were delayed…
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Famed Boulder climate scientist talks about why he split the U.S.
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Nobel Prize-winning scientist who stepped down from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder last year said he did so because the Trump administration had slashed his budget proposals and dissuaded the mere…