Simon Goring was awarded the M. Lee Alison Award for Geoinformatics at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. He presented the talk “Supporting Equitable Science with Open and Ethical Data Communities: …
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State climatologist Steve Vavrus wants to help Wisconsin adapt as our climate changes
Vavrus was formally named the director of the Wisconsin State Climatology Office after serving leading in an interim capacity for most of the year. Also the assistant director of UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic …
Hoping for snow: Wisconsin snow data project captures snowflake images and students’ attention
Science sit down with climatologist Steve Vavrus
Wisconsin’s new climatologist is excited about the possibilities his position holds in terms of helping the community and educating students. He’s particularly eager to connect with the next generation on his journey to help others …
How prepared is Wisconsin for more rain and flooding from climate change?
Flooding is becoming more frequent and severe in Wisconsin as climate change brings more extreme weather. A civil and environmental engineer joins us to look at how prepared the state is for flooding and what …
Scientists say Wisconsin’s climate has already changed, will continue
A historic spring blizzard left two feet of snow on the ground in parts of Wisconsin five years ago, record breaking hot temperatures in the upper 80s sweltered the state this April and smoke from …
Wisconsin’s new lead climatologist says extreme weather has become more common
With heatwaves and wildfires making national headlines throughout the summer, the new director of Wisconsin’s state climate office said there’s no doubt that similar disasters are becoming more and more common.
Q & A with Andrea Dutton
When she first started college, Andrea Dutton didn’t know she wanted to be a geoscientist. Now, she works on solving Earth’s biggest geological puzzles.
Steve Vavrus on Wisconsin’s hot, smoky, dry summer of 2023
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts co-director Steve Vavrus explains how the summer’s extreme heat, wildfire smoke and drought reflect growing challenges for the state in a warming world.
Meet Wisconsin’s new state climatologist, Steve Vavrus
Steve Vavrus, a senior scientist and the assistant director of the Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the new state climatologist and director of the Wisconsin State …