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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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NSF NCAR CGD Laboratory @ncar-cgd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to CGD Senior Scientist John Fasullo on being named a 2026 AGU @agu.org Fellow, and to CGD Emeritus Scientist Jim Hurrell on receiving the 2026 AGU Ambassador Award! 🎉 We're proud to celebrate these well-deserved honors. #AGUHonors

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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 · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to NSF NCAR scientist Marika Holland for becoming a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, an award commonly known as the “genius grant.” Marika uses Earth system models to study polar regions, improving our understanding of sea ice predictability & polar climate variability. bit.ly/4xWSau7

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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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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's nothing quite like the view of a nor'easter from space.

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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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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why are cities often hotter than the areas around them? ☀️🏙️ Learn about urban heat islands, what causes them, and how things like shade trees and reflective surfaces can help keep cities cool in this Animated Atmosphere video!

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

👏 Congratulations to RAL scientist Cenlin He, recipient of the 2026 AGU Global Environmental Change Early Career Award! Well deserved, Cenlin! 🥳 Congratulations on this wonderful achievement and to all this year’s AGU honorees! Read more! ral.ucar.edu/news/cenlin-...

Cenlin He wins the AGU 2026 Global Environmental Change Early Career Award

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This October, we’re falling into an exciting lineup of Explorer Series events! 🍂 From digging into microbursts to chasing eclipses, each event explores an exciting facet of what we do at NSF NCAR! Check out the events listed below and learn more here: bit.ly/4yX6bZJ

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to @ucarscied.bsky.social & SciEd Dir. Becca Hatheway for receiving the 2026 Advancing Environmental Literacy Award from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education. UCAR SciEd provides education & experiences that complement NSF NCAR’s research and work. bit.ly/4dtzkmQ

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last week, we celebrated the 2026 Advancing Environmental Literacy Award at the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) Awards Celebration! 🎉

CAEE Award sitting on a table in the Mesa Lab Sun Earth Connections exhibit

The projector screen during the award ceremony. There are photos of each award recipient around the edge with text saying "thank you for the work you do each day to connect Coloradans to our environment and each other"

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

Hurricane Polo is absolutely popping off right now. So much eye wall lightning. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

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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

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL/MMM Joint Seminar 🌎 🌐 Tropical Weather Systems Response to a Warming Climate 🌐 Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio, Asst Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University 🌐 Tues, Sept 29 | 1-2 PM (MT) | Free hybrid event! More! ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

Tropical Weather Systems Response to a Warming Climate: Short- and Multi-Year Storyline Simulations with Convection-Permitting MPAS-A

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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 Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join Us Today! 11-12 PM (MT) 🚘 Lee Chapman, Univ. of Birmingham presents: 🚘 Revolution Not Evolution: Assessing Climate Change & Embracing Rapid Technological Change. A Winter Road Maintenance Case Study 🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎 Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 14/09/2026

In celebration of Peer Review Week 2026, AGU Publications recognizes 244 outstanding reviewers for their work in 2025, as selected by the editors of each journal. Learn more in #AGUEos: spklr.io/63325ETnHb #PRW2026 #AGUPubs #PeerReviewWeek

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In Appreciation of AGU’s Outstanding Reviewers of 2025 - Eos

AGU editors recognize the contributions of peer reviewers in 2025, whose expertise and dedication were integral to the advancement of the Earth and space sciences.

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NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory @ncar-ral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 🌐 AI Weather Prediction Across Scales: From Radar Nowcasting to Kilometer-Scale & Subseasonal Forecasting 🌐 Manmeet Singh, Asst Prof DSOC AI Research Lab, Western Kentucky Univ. 🌐 TUES, Sept 22 | 1-2 PM (MT) Show me more! ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

RAL SEMINAR: AI Weather Prediction Across Scales: From Radar Nowcasting to Kilometer-Scale and Subseasonal Forecasting

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UCAR Center for Science Education @ucarscied.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Earlier this summer, we hosted our second annual National Ozone Garden Network Workshop! Partners from across the country came together to exchange ideas on programming and data collection, and learn from @ncar-ucar.bsky.social scientists about the impacts of ground-level ozone.

A group photo of workshop participants with the Flatirons in the background

Three educators crouched down examining plants in the Mesa Lab Ozone Garden

A member garden representative giving a presentation about their garden to the workshop participants

Five panelists sitting on the stage during the Air Quality panel

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

600+ UAS flights in just 5 days! 😎RAL’s James Pinto joined researchers & students in Florida for INFUSSE 2026, using weather-sensing drones, wind lidars & an NSF NCAR instrumented tower to capture the coastal sea breeze in action.🌊 Thanks to all our partners! Read more: ral.ucar.edu/news/more-60...

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

🤩 “GTGN is a product that is geared towards making flying safer. By using this tactical tool, pilots can avoid hazardous areas and ask for reroutes, making flights less eventful by avoiding severe and moderate turbulence,” Wiebke Deierling, NSF NCAR RAL Read more! news.ucar.edu/133089/prepa...

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Prepare for takeoff into smoother skies | NCAR & UCAR News

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

🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎 🌆 Bridging Regional & Local Scales: Multi-Fidelity Modeling of Urban Boundary-Layer Flow & Transport 🌆 Navid Goudarzi, M3TFluiD Lab, Mechanical Engineering Dept, Cleveland State University 🌆 THU, Sept 17 | 11-12 PM (MT) ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...

RAL SEMINAR: Bridging Regional and Local Scales: Multi-Fidelity Modeling of Urban Boundary-Layer Flow and Transport

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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 & 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 · 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

✈️ 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 · 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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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 08/09/2026

🛎️ AMS Elections are NOW open! President-Elect Candidates: Melissa Burt, Sue Ellen Haupt Council Candidates: Heidi Centola, Tim Hall, Daniel Rothenberg, Jennifer Call, Pamela Heinselman, David McCarren, Christopher Davis, Everette Joseph, Nicholas Metz Learn more and vote: bit.ly/3Iaapbo

Graphic with headshots of the 2027 President-Elect Candidates and AMS Council Candidates.

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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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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What a remarkable view. A hurricane trio in the Pacific. Lowell, Karina and Marie.

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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 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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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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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 · 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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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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CU Boulder American Meteorological Society Chapter (CUBAMS) @cubams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CUBAMS is excited to announce that we'll be hosting a weather balloon launch for our first event of the year! Find us at the Skywatch Observatory on the North side of SEEC on East Campus next Wednesday September 2nd at 5 PM! More details and RSVP link on Canvas at canvas.colorado.edu/courses/88214

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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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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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