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, …
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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 …