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 …
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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 …
Tristan L’Ecuyer selected as 2021 Outstanding Alum
Congratulations to Tristan for being named 2021 Outstanding Alum from the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University!