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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

❄️ We’re at the 2026 Western Snow & Ice Conference & National Snow Roadeo in Loveland, CO! Stop by Booth 15 to meet our NSF NCAR RAL Team! Learn how our road weather research is helping keep roads safer & moving. 👏 Thanks to the organizers for a great event!

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Become a Pika Data Detective! 🔎🐾 What can pika behavior data tell us—and what happens when an AI-generated interpretation gets it wrong?

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the next Explorer Series event, solar scientist Sarah Gibson will share observations and experiences from the PUNCH mission. PUNCH is a set of 4 satellites that helps NSF NCAR researchers and colleagues around the world to obtain global, three-dimensional views of the dynamic solar structure. 🧵

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) 🌐 Kelly Núñez Ocasio, Texas A&M University presents: 🌐 Tropical Weather Systems Response to a Warming Climate: Short- & Multi-Year Storyline Simulations with Convection-Permitting MPAS-A 🌎 RAL/MMM Joint Seminar - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Understanding specifically the moisture levels in these different fuels is very important. Getting the fuel moisture content right is necessary for modeling the fires accurately & being able to identify which regions are at risk & how quickly a wildfire will spread.” Pedro Jimenez Munoz, RAL

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The beast that is Hurricane Polo.

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 22/09/2026

AMS election season is underway, and to help you get to know the candidates better, AMS Headlines asked each of the nominees three questions 🙋💬 See the responses from President-Elect candidates Melissa Burt and Sue Ellen Haupt here: bit.ly/4ikLH87

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Meet the 2027 Candidates: President-Elect

It’s election season at AMS! Each fall, eligible AMS members select a President-Elect and AMS Council representatives, and voting is now officially open until November 11. Visit the AMS Election page…

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚗 🌨️ We’re at Friends of Aurora Day today in Colorado Springs! If you’re attending, stop by our table and say hello to Curtis Walker & Bill Petzke! Learn more about our road weather research, forecasting, and decision-support capabilities. 🤝 We’d love to connect! ral.ucar.edu/solutions/ro...

Thanks to Aurora and the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University for bringing together agencies, researchers, industry partners, and road weather professionals to share ideas and advance roadway safety and operations. 🚗 ❄️

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Mesa Lab looks good from every angle, rain AND shine! 🤩⛈️🌈🌻 #MesaLabMonday 📸: Reva Golden

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

☀️ Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Understanding Heat Risk Perceptions & Strengthening Local Heat Actions workshop at NSF NCAR! Participants from across the country shared ideas & resources for building more heat-resilient communities. Read more! gis.ucar.edu/news/worksho...

Understanding Heat Risk Perceptions & Strengthening Local Heat Actions workshop at NSF NCAR

We’re grateful to all of our presenters, panelists, and participants for making the workshop such a productive and inspiring exchange, and for the important work you’re doing to build more heat-resilient communities.

Special thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for funding the workshop, and to Olga Wilhelmi, Mary Hayden, and Peter Howe for their collaboration and leadership in organizing the event.

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🧑🏻‍🎓Open for apps! The ASP postdoc allows students to conduct independent research under the mentorship of scientists & engineers at NSF NCAR. This year, we are requesting apps that fit the theme of “Building National Resilience." Apps due October 25. bit.ly/3SSn9ZT

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What's up with weather fronts? ☁️ Weather fronts are places where different air masses meet. Learn about the different types of weather fronts and the conditions they bring, how they move, and more in this Animated Atmosphere video!

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

☀️ “This is a useful tool in actually quantifying how human beings experience heat in an urban environment & how factors like wind or humidity influence the impacts. HUMID-Atlanta is just the first dataset of its kind.” Tzu-Shun Lin 🌐 Explore the HUMID Dashboard! compass.rap.ucar.edu/humid/

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Hot new dataset focuses on human health | NCAR & UCAR News

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Captain’s Log. Stardate 80317.5. The 30th anniversary of Super Science Saturday approaches. These are the voyages of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. Its continuing mission: to explore our planet Earth; to seek new answers to complex questions; and to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Super Science Saturday. 30 years of boldly going. Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. NSF NCAR Mesa Lab. 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO, 80305

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Looking for a residency opportunity? The NSF NCAR EdEC Faculty Fellowship Program allows fellows to develop research collaborations, joint research proposals, enhanced classroom content & more in Boulder, CO. Apps due October 8. bit.ly/4gRSrI8

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join Us Today! 10-11 AM (MT) 🧊 Jasper Kok, Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA presents: 🧊 Can Mixed-Phase Cloud Thinning Meaningfully Cool the Arctic? 🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) 🌐 Ertugrul Taciroglu, Professor, UCLA & Devasmit Dutta, PH.D. Candidate, UCLA presents: 🌐 Digital Twins & Probabilistic Regional Risk Assessment: from Earthquakes to WUI Fires ral.ucar.edu/live 🤩The visiting faculty is sponsored by the EdEC Faculty Fellowship Program.

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📢 Our ASP Graduate Visitor Program Fellowship is accepting applications for the 2027 cohort of fellows. This program is intended for graduate students to work on their thesis, dissertation, or final project w/ guidance from NSF NCAR scientists and engineers in Boulder. bit.ly/4nBRgOG

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 🚘 Revolution Not Evolution: A Winter Road Maintenance Case Study 🚘 Lee Chapman, Prof. of Climate Resilience & Met Office Joint Chair, Univ. of Birmingham 🚘 THU, Sept. 15 | 11-12 PM (MT) ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

✈️ Turbulence can be unpredictable, but we’re continually working to develop better tools to anticipate it. Our latest GTGN Ver. 2 tool provides higher resolution with new data inputs to deliver improved turbulence nowcasts. Advancing safer, more informed travel. 🤩 More: ral.ucar.edu/news/turbule...

Turbulence is nearing a less bumpy future: Improved turbulence forecast thanks to the upgraded GTGN Ver. 2 system

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 🧊 Can Mixed-Phase Cloud Thinning Meaningfully Cool the Arctic? 🧊 Jasper Kok, Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA 🧊 Thursday, September 10 | 10-11 AM (MT) | Free hybrid event! Show me more! ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🔥 Check out another Explorer Series conversation on wildfire research & impacts. Now available to watch, Forrest Lacey sharing insights into how wildfire smoke affects air quality & the far-reaching impacts it can have on human health. Watch here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Mg...

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Science in the Spotlight: Air quality, smoke, and the health impacts of wildfire

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) ☀️ Kristen McCormack, Environmental Economist, Fellow at Resources for the Future presents: ☀️ Education Under Extremes: Temperature, Student Absenteeism, & Disciplinary Infractions 🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Looking for a way to expand your students' learning outside the classroom? Reservations for in-person field trips to the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab for Spring 2027 are now open!

A field trip group outside exploring the Ozone Garden

A tour group standing in the atrium of the Mesa Lab in front of the Sun mural

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Don't forget! Tomorrow, our next Explorer Series lecture covers the results from a multi-year expedition in Alaska collecting ocean & air samples to study the drivers of weather. 📅: Wed., Sept. 2, 7-8:30 P.M. MDT 📍: Mesa Lab & online Register: edec.ucar.edu/events/alaska-hx

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌎Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 🌐Digital Twins & Probabilistic Regional Risk Assessment 🌐Ertugrul Taciroglu, Professor UCLA & Devasmit Dutta, PHD Candidate UCLA 🌐WED Sept 9, 1-2 (MT) The visiting faculty is sponsored by the EdEC Faculty Fellowship Program ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

RAL SEMINAR: Digital Twins and Probabilistic Regional Risk Assessment: from Earthquakes to WUI Fires

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

NSF NCAR’s Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) has spent nearly 25 years making data assimilation easier for better predictions. Now, it supports more than 50 models & over its lifetime, it's: 🎯 Sent more than 100 code releases 🎯 Been cited ~500 pubs & ~50 dissertations bit.ly/4x3Csga

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ICYMI 🔥 The recording is now available! Hear NSF NCAR wildfire expert Jason Knievel and Explorer Series’ Evan Portier discuss advances in wildfire prediction and modeling and how this research supports decision-making. edec.ucar.edu/events/wildf...

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Science in the Spotlight: Forecasting wildfire behavior | Education, Engagement & Early-Career DevelopmentScience in the Spotlight: Forecasting wildfire behavior | Education, Engagement & Early-Caree...

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Developmental Testbed Center (DTC) @dtc-community.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌟Congrats to Jimy Dudhia - DTC PROUD Award winner!🌟 Scientist VI, NSF NCAR Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology (MMM). With nearly 35 years at NCAR, he brings a depth of experience and expertise in atmospheric physics that has made him an invaluable scientific resource.👏 dtcenter.org/news/proud-a...

PROUD Award - Excellence in Action: PROUD Award - Excellence in Action: Jimy Dudhia, Scientist VI, NCAR/MMM

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Summer is winding down, but summer internship season is 1 of our fav times of year! Our 2026 cohort spent the summer working on their research projects, learning from mentors & attending professional development seminars & a poster session. Congrats on wonderful work, interns!

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 ☀️ Education Under Extremes: Temperature, Student Absenteeism, & Disciplinary Infractions ☀️ Kristen McCormack, Environmental Economist, Fellow at Resources for the Future ☀️ WED, Sept. 2 | 1-2 PM (MT) | Free hybrid event! ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

$🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 ☀️ Education Under Extremes: Temperature, Student Absenteeism, & Disciplinary Infractions ☀️ Kristen McCormack, Environmental Economist, Fellow at Resources for the Future$

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For the next Explorer Series lecture, NSF NCAR’s Yingxiao Zhang and Kristina Black & UCAR COMET's Wendy Gram will share results from a multi-year expedition in Alaska collecting ocean & air samples to study the drivers of weather. 📅: Wed., Sept. 2, 7-8:30 P.M. edec.ucar.edu/events/alask...

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re excited to highlight another stop in our Ozone Garden site visits! This time, we visited the South Dakota Discovery Center, where their Ozone Garden is helping connect local observations with a much bigger picture of air quality and our atmosphere. 🌱

The South Dakota Discovery Center building

Three SDDC staff smiling in the new garden

A long raised garden bed with plants beginning to grow

A smaller ozone garden in front of the SDDC building

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Building an AI model just got easier thanks to our open source tool CREDIT! NSF NCAR’s next-gen Community Research Earth Digital Intelligence Twin (CREDIT) got a fantastic upgrade, now with a building-blocks approach, reduced run time & more physics to keep the AI outputs as realistic as possible.

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We’re proud to celebrate Olga Wilhelmi, PhD, as an AMS 2027 Fellow! 👏 Olga leads the GIS Program at NSF NCAR & conducts interdisciplinary & convergent research on societal risk & resilience to extreme weather events. 🤩 Congratulations, Olga, on this well-deserved honor! ral.ucar.edu/news/olga-wi...

AMS Fellows are elected by the American Meteorological Society Council based on "outstanding contributions during a substantial period of years." We look forward to congratulating all of the 2027 honorees at the #AMS2027 in Denver, Colorado.

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We are proud to receive the 2026 Advancing Environmental Literacy Award from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, recognizing the contributions of our organization and our Director, Becca Hatheway, to environmental literacy in Colorado and beyond.

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An educator and a group of kids sitting on the stairs in the Mesa Lab looking up at the dropsonde exhibit in wonder

A group photo of the SciEd staff standing between two rows of solar panels

Becca Hatheway explaining an exhibit to an educator

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

At the end of the rainbow, sometimes the pot of gold is actually an architectural & scientific treasure– the Mesa Lab! 🌈 For us, advancing Earth system science & making strides in research that benefit society is the ultimate reward. 📸: Bradley Allf ncar.ucar.edu

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A rainbow arcs over the Mesa Lab as viewed from the NCAR Trail.

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Last week, a team of scientists (including NSF NCAR, the National Solar Observatory & Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research) discovered Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, which might be a key reason magnetic energy builds up on the Sun, fueling solar flares and eruptions that can affect Earth.

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We have an exciting lineup of Explorer Series events this August, including a suite of webinars as well as local events in Colorado! Mark your calendar! edec.ucar.edu/public/ncar-...

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The NSF NCAR Gulfstream V (GV) is about to embark on an INSPYRE-ing research mission!🛩️ In collaboration with NASA and the @usnrl.bsky.social, a research team including NSF NCAR scientists will take to the skies in the GV to study and sample pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds.

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌀“The advantage of this new technique is to provide a tool to forecast rapid intensification even further out. This can give needed time for those in harm’s way to board up their windows, evacuate, or take other steps to protect lives and property.” 💡Christopher Rozoff, NSF NCAR RAL

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Predicting hurricane rapid intensification further in advance | NCAR & UCAR News

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Ever wonder how hailstones grow from tiny droplets of water into chunks of ice that can range from pea- to grapefruit-sized? This Animated Atmosphere video takes you and Jeff the yeti inside a thunderstorm to discover the science behind this super cool weather phenomenon! ⛈️ 🎨: FableVision Studios

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Developmental Testbed Center (DTC) @dtc-community.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🤩 We're gearing up for #AGU26 & #AMS2027! Our team is excited to be convening two complementary sessions focused on advancing model development & evaluation, including AI-enabled. Deadlines AUG 5 & 11 We look forward to seeing your contributions & connecting at both meetings! dtcenter.org/node/3237

Contributions from model-intercomparison efforts, operational centers, testbeds, and interdisciplinary applications are encouraged.

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) 🌤️ Shima Bahramvash Shams, NSF NCAR RAL presents: 🌤️ Towards Air Quality Forecasting Systems for Resource-Constrained Settings: Scientific & Operational Lessons from Eastern & Southern Africa 🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🔥 As wildfire seasons become longer & more intense, communities need more than a weather forecast, they need actionable information. 🌐 Learn how our research is helping turn cutting-edge Earth system science into decision support with WRF-Fire: Wildland Fire Modeling: ral.ucar.edu/solutions/be...

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Get behind the desk of a solar scientist at our NSF NCAR Mauna Loa Solar Observatory… right from the comfort of the Mesa Lab in Boulder! 😎 Our latest exhibit, Sun-Earth Connections, gives you a hands-on look at a workstation in the observatory! Take a tour w/ @ucarscied.bsky.social: bit.ly/45uNyPO

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL/ACOM Joint Seminar 🌎 🌤️ Towards Air Quality Forecasting Systems for Resource-Constrained Settings: Scientific & Operational Lessons from Eastern & Southern Africa 🌤️ Shima Bahramvash Shams, NSF NCAR 🌤️ TUES, July 28 | 1-2 PM (MT) ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Stay cool this summer at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab! 🧊 We've got cool views of the Flatirons and even cooler interactive exhibits for all ages, about clouds, the Sun, our history, and everything in between! If you're in Boulder, stop by to visit or take a tour with @ucarscied.bsky.social!

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Last month, thirteen educators from rural Colorado districts came together at the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab for the STEM Career Connections (STEMCC) Summer Institute! 🎉

Seven educators walking around in grass behind the Mesa Lab during an activity

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Five educators discussing in a group while one records answers on a piece of white poster paper stuck on the wall

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