Climate & Environment
The rapidly growing wind energy industry may be challenged by changes in locations of wind resources due to climate change.
In a book adaptation for the Coloradan, Michael Kodas describes how a tiny blaze sparked his enduring curiosity about wildfire, a phenomenon that has grown much worse especially in the American West.
A new satellite technique developed by NOAA allows for rapid assessments of oil production anywhere in the world, notably Iraq and Syria.
INSTAAR researcher Julio Sepúlveda uses lipids to decode ancient ecosystems.
New CIRES research shows how a well-designed climate observing system could help scientists answer knotty questions about climate while delivering trillions of dollars in economic benefits.
A new CIRES and NOAA study examines the factors that contribute to high ozone days in Colorado's Front Range.
Engineering PhD student Natalie Hull is researching different wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation that will best kill dangerous pathogens in the water we drink.
A report on critical connections between climate change and human health concludes the delayed response to climate change in the past 25 years has jeopardized human life around the globe.
A rash of earthquakes in Colorado and New Mexico between 2008 and 2010 was likely due to fluids pumped deep underground during oil and gas wastewater disposal, says a new study.
CU Boulder engineers are testing a new technique to clean up western Colorado sites contaminated by uranium mining.