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 …
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STORM Program Receives NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site Award
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) is thrilled to receive the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site award from the National Science Foundation. The award will support the “Student Training …
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UW-Madison scientist speaks out on warm temperatures
Andrea Dutton, a professor of geology and sedimentologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is leading international research on climate change. Her work focuses on studying fossilized corals to track changes in sea level. It’s helping scientists …
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Climate experts say one area in far northern Wisconsin has maxed out the drought scale
Rain in southern Wisconsin earlier this week should help relieve some of the drought stress that continues to plague the state this summer. But climate experts say one area in far northern Wisconsin has already maxed …
Climate experts say one area in far northern Wisconsin has maxed out the drought scale
State Climatologist Steve Vavrus said this is the first time since the Drought Monitor started in 2000 that any part of Wisconsin has ranked in the highest category.
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Feng He interviewed in Danish newspaper on the future of the North Atlantic ocean currents
Feng He explained that scientists are still debating what exactly weakens the AMOC and causes it to move towards a tipping point – if that is what it does. “If there is anything at all …
Badger Crop Connect Webinar Series 2023: July 28, 2023 Special Drought Episode #2
Steve Vavrus was one of the many speakers talking about the moderate to severe drought currently going on in Wisconsin.