Climate Scientist Steve Vavrus joins Nate to discuss the Arctic and its critical impact on climate science. Why are the effects of warming so extreme in the Arctic, and what are the implications for weather …
Year: 2022
What Is the Polar Vortex? And Other Cold-Weather Climate Questions
As much of the United States plunges into a deep freeze, scientists continue to debate how rapid Arctic warming is playing a role.
Dan Vimont is a Fall 2022 Recipient of the Honored Instructors Program
With $9.3 million investment, UW–Madison will establish the Wisconsin Rural Partnership
Ankur Desai Accepts Mid-Career Award
Watch as Ankur Desai, an affiliate of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences (AOS) in the College of Letters and Science, accepts the Joanne Simpson Medal for …
Sara Hotchkiss is selected as one of the Ecological Society of America 2022 Fellows
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2022 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and …
Earth’s orbit is more important in driving tropical Pacific climate than previously thought
For years, the prevailing belief among climate scientists was that Earth’s tilt was the primary factor in determining seasonal climate in the tropical Pacific. But new research from scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and several …
Dr. Bette L. Otto-Bliesner wins the AOS Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement
Congratulations go out to Dr. Bette L. Otto-Bliesner on winning the AOS Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement. CCR has greatly appreciated the decades of collaboration our center has participated in with her, along with …
Tracey Holloway inducted to National Academy
AOS and Nelson Institute Professor Tracey Holloway has been inducted into the National Academy of Medicine. Joining the ranks of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine is one of the highest honors in …
Meet the new director for the Center for Climatic Research
I would like to introduce myself as the new director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR). As a background, I received a PhD in atmospheric sciences from the University at Albany in …
Climate migrants and real estate, Mosquitoes surviving warmer winters
We first learn how climate change could affect migration patterns to Wisconsin. Then, two Wisconsin researchers, one being CCR’s Dan Vimont, discuss how climate change could affect mosquitoes and other pests in the state.
Extreme Heat and Drought
This edition of the Nelson Issue Brief presents work on extreme heat and drought due to climate change from scholars across the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Contributions include research into the impact of urban heat islands, …
Climate change to be discussed at Beloit’s Welty Center
On October 23, 2022 at 1-4PM, a special event, “Sustainable Action Through a Beloit Lens,” will be held at the Welty Environmental Center in Beloit, co-sponsored by the Welty Environmental Center and the Center for …
Ankur Desai Honored with Mid-Career Award
Ankur Desai, an affiliate of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences (AOS) in the College of Letters and Science, was recently awarded the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Joanne …
MWCASC Hosts First Annual Meeting at UW-Madison
On August 26–27, 2022, the University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted the first annual gathering of the USGS Midwest Climate Adaption Science Center (MWCASC) where over 90 individuals from across the Midwest met to share research, discuss …
Wisconsin farmers evaluate climate change impacts, consider solutions
Wisconsin’s agricultural industry, a top economic driver for the state, is facing challenges from rising temperatures due to climate change. Crops and livestock are feeling the negative effects.
CCR graduate student Rudradutt Thaker won first prize for grad student poster at the AMS Polar Meeting
CCR graduate student Rudradutt Thaker won first prize for grad student poster at the AMS Polar Meeting in Madison this August, for his poster “A Climatology of Arctic Atmospheric Rivers and Sea-Ice Loss”
As temperatures rise, experts say Wisconsin isn’t ready to handle the heat
A new study showed extreme heat will hit the country over the next 30 years. Temperatures in Wisconsin won’t match the extreme highs of states farther south, but Steve Vavrus, a senior scientist at the …
It’s not just out west — new UW-Madison climate report shows increasing climate change impacts in Wisconsin
Steve Vavrus, Senior Scientist at the Nelson Center for Climatic Research at UW-Madison, says Southern Wisconsin saw the most significant level of impact in the report.
Dr. Patrick Michaels, former PhD student of Professor Reid Bryson, has passed away
Welty Interns Completed GLOBE Projects
Three interns, Raven Regenold, Liam Flanagan, and Bennett Donovan, from Beloit Memorial High School completed their Spring 2022 internships at Welty Environmental Center, Beloit under the guidance of Welty staff, Darien Becker and Aaron Wilson. The internship was …
The Center for Climatic Research will be running a free summer STEM camp for autistic middle and high school-aged kids
The Center for Climatic Research, in partnership with the Welty Environmental Center, Achieving Collaborative Treatment, School District of Beloit, and Beloit College, will be running a free summer STEM camp for autistic middle and high school-aged kids in …
WICCI releases assessment report, ten years in the making
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI), a nationally recognized collaboration of scientists and stakeholders working together to help Wisconsin policymakers and citizens understand the impacts of climate change, has released an assessment report that …