Climate & Environment

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A pollution 'rush hour' in Boulder

April 30, 2018

A new NOAA-led study shows that chemical emissions from personal care products are comparable to car emissions and contribute to air pollution in Boulder.

Ice-free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming range

April 2, 2018

When it comes to the probability of future ice-free summers in the Arctic, a small range of climate warming over the next century could make all the difference.

Arctic sea ice maximum at second lowest in the satellite record

March 23, 2018

Sea ice over the Arctic Ocean likely reached its maximum extent for the year on March 17, the second lowest in the 39-year satellite record.

Rain or snow? Humidity, location can make all the difference

March 20, 2018

A new map of the Northern Hemisphere shows how and why different areas receive snow or rain at near-freezing temperatures.

Airborne soot's effect on Antarctica's glaciers

March 16, 2018

Airborne soot produced by wildfires and fossil-fuel combustion and transported to the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica contains levels of black carbon too low to contribute significantly to the melting of local glaciers.

How cash can promote tropical forest conservation

March 13, 2018

Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments are being made but even after they鈥檙e discontinued, according to a new CU Boulder study.

The ups and downs of hogback ridges in Colorado

Feb. 23, 2018

A new study sheds light on the formation of Colorado's distinctive hogback ridges, many of which can be seen in Boulder's foothills.

Drier conditions could doom Colorado spruce and fir trees

Feb. 22, 2018

Drier summers and a decline in average snowpack over the past 40 years have severely hampered the establishment of spruce and fir trees in Colorado's Front Range.

Climate warming causes local extinction of Rocky Mountain wildflower species

Feb. 21, 2018

Increased temperatures caused localized extinction of a common Rocky Mountain flowering plant, a result that could serve as a herald of future population declines.

Household cleaners are almost as dirty as cars

Feb. 15, 2018

Chemical products like household cleaners, pesticides, paints and perfumes now rival motor vehicle emissions as the top source of urban air pollution, according to a surprising NOAA-led study.

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