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Uncovering Boulder's forgotten apple tree legacy

May 22, 2018

抖阴短视频 Boulder students and researchers are studying Boulder's historical apple trees in the hopes of preserving one of the town's agricultural legacies.

Tracking airborne pollutants, ozone precursors in Boulder

May 14, 2018

An automated monitoring system found that wind direction is the strongest predictor of hourly air quality in Boulder.

Natural gas and wind energy killed coal, not 'war on coal'

May 7, 2018

Cheap natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy are pummeling the coal industry more than regulation, according to an analysis from 抖阴短视频 Boulder and North Carolina State University.

High-res forecasts could help U.S. expand offshore wind power

May 2, 2018

A new NOAA dataset of wind forecasts could help the energy industry identify which offshore areas in the United States have the best potential for wind resource development.

Rapid changes in the high Arctic

May 1, 2018

A new study led by an INSTAAR postdoctoral researcher has found dramatic shifts in the ecosystem of a remote archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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.

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