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CIRA research and PR at CSU. Media requests: https://nitter.cf/t.co/YElk2IGRBJ. CIRA homepage: https://nitter.cf/t.co/gEk31pXkRq

 Fort Collins, CO
cira.colostate.edu
Joined May 2015
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The Blizzard of '26: told through satellite imagery -youtu.be/kkOnCnelwFs?si=8G0u…
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@NOAAFeb 9
Keep your eyes on the center of the lake:
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Maybe the ice really IS all it’s cracked up to be on #LakeErie! 🧊 @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) satellite captured a massive fracture forming in the lake ice yesterday. It was approximately 80 miles long, stretching from Port Burwell, Canada, to near Cleveland, Ohio.
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.@NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ captured this morning’s launch of @NOAA’s #SWFOL1 satellite on @SpaceX’s #Falcon9 rocket! This water vapor imagery shows the rocket streaking through the atmosphere after liftoff from @NASAKennedy in Florida at 7:30 a.m. ET.
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⚠️alum alert⚠️ "Quite a large thunderstorm was formed because of the heat from the Lee Fire,” explained Kyle Hilburn, research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, which is part of @CSUEngineering. denver7.com/news/local-news/…
How the Lee Fire is creating its own weather system

How the Lee Fire is creating its own weather system

With the Lee Fire making history as the state's fifth-largest wildfire on record, experts report the fire is burning so hot, it’s created its own storm cloud.

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Carbon monitoring data from Colorado State University shaky as federal budget looks to cut NASA funding cbsnews.com/colorado/news/co…
Carbon monitoring data from Colorado State University shaky as federal budget looks to cut NASA...

Carbon monitoring data from Colorado State University shaky as federal budget looks to cut NASA...

Two carbon monitoring satellites are slated for closure in the next year due to proposed federal budget cuts. But one researcher at Colorado State University says those satellites still have more...

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.@NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ tracked Tropical Storm #Chantal as it developed and made landfall in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to the Carolinas before weakening as it moved northward. This GeoColor imagery shows its path from July 5–7, 2025. #GOES19 #TimelapseTuesday
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Today is not just #FullDiskFriday, but also the official start of astronomical #summer here in the Northern Hemisphere! 🌎 This animation uses imagery from @NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ to show the changing seasons over the past year as the sun’s angle shifts due to Earth’s tilt. #GOES19 The #SummerSolstice will occur at 10:42 p.m. ET.
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I've watched this over a dozen times... Look at this 3-Day Satellite loop of the smoke across the U.S. from Canadian wildfires (via @CIRA_CSU). We are tracking smoke and Saharan Dust on @WeatherNation.
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.@NOAA’s #GOESWest 🛰️ captured the twentieth eruption of Hawaii’s #Kīlauea #volcano from May 6-7, 2025. This event was part of an ongoing series of eruptions that began on December 23, 2024. Eruptive activity remains within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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Astronomical #spring has officially sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and @NOAA satellites had a perfect view of the vernal #equinox! This animation stitches together daily images from #GOESEast over the past year—revealing the shifting seasons due to Earth's 23.5° tilt. Learn more: bit.ly/4hpe94y
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Protecting & restoring the #GreatLakes polls consistently above 90%-I’ve yet to find another issue with such broad, bipartisan support, says Mike Shriberg @UMich. We need our congresspeople to reassert their role as true partners in GLs protection & unity: bridgemi.com/guest-commentar…
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Happy #GreatLakesDay! Did you know the #GreatLakes provide nearly 20% of the world’s freshwater? Millions rely on them for recreation, industry & drinking water. Together w/ @NOAA_GLERL & partners we work to achieve GLs environmental & economic sustainability! We 💙 our lakes!
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Today on KUNC, CIRES' Kari Bowen emphasized the vital role @NOAA plays in weather and climate science — and public data access. "She says NOAA, and the data from its weather satellites, are something many of us use every day." kunc.org/podcast/inthenoco/2…
As NOAA faces staff cuts, one scientist argues its weather data is invaluable

As NOAA faces staff cuts, one scientist argues its weather data is invaluable

The Trump administration’s recent firings of employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, led to protests this week. And one scientist felt compelled to write an essay...

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"NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good – its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it." CIRES' @cwiedinm and Kari Bowen explain @NOAA's role in U.S. weather forecasts in @ConversationUS ⬇️ theconversation.com/noaas-va…
NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company...

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company...

NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.

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Since the first #wildfires near Los Angeles, California ignited, @NOAA's @JPSSProgram satellites have been tracking heat signatures and burn scars from the blazes. This imagery spans from Jan. 7 through Jan. 20, 2025. #TimelapseTuesday
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Replying to @CSUAtmosSci @NSF @CSUEngineering
Atmospheric Science alumna Elizabeth J. Thompson, research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also received the Presidential Early Career Award this year. Professor Michael Bell received the award in 2017. @NOAA
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President Joe Biden this week awarded @ColoradoStateU Professor Elizabeth Barnes with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers – the U.S. government’s highest honor for outstanding early-career scientists and engineers. engr.source.colostate.edu/wh…
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⏰The final poster session is happening now! Browse poster presentations and talk to presenters on the last afternoon of #AMS2025.
Attendees chatting during the poster session.

ALT Attendees chatting during the poster session.

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Attention #AMS2025 poster presenters: If you can't find your poster and wanted to keep it, I had to dig through the pile in the corner of the room to find mine...
Image from Nick Albers (@NAlbers_wx)
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Don't miss our final Presidential Sessions at #AMS2025! Learn more about today's sessions, happening from 10:45 AM to 12:00 PM CT, here: bit.ly/3BXCwb3
Panelists sitting on the podium for a discussion at the 105th Annual Meeting.

ALT Panelists sitting on the podium for a discussion at the 105th Annual Meeting.

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