1. A group of students plant a second generation Moon Tree at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab.

    Moon Tree descendant lands at NSF NCAR

    Students from St. Vrain Valley School District helped plant a second-generation Apollo Moon Tree on the campus of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) during an Arbor Day ceremony on April 26, 2024. The American Sycamore sapling will serve as a reminder to the community of the importance of scientific exploration.

    • Education + Outreach

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  2. A computer visualization of the East Asian Monsoon lofting carbon monoxide over Asia.

    Asian monsoon lofts ozone-depleting substances to stratosphere

    The increasingly powerful winds of the East Asian Monsoon are are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere.

    • Climate

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  3. Renee Sneed smiling in front of a gray background

    Renee Sneed named new UCAR Chief Human Resources Officer

    Sneed will help lead efforts already underway to help UCAR transform its HR services in response to a changing internal and external landscape.

    • Organization

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  4. A firefighter battles flames during the September 2012 Shockey wildland fire near San Diego.

    Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface

    Fires that burn through the wildland-urban interface are becoming more frequent worldwide, and the trend is likely to continue.

    • Air Quality

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  5. An image of a tornado forming.

    Experts available to discuss tornadoes

    As tornado season ramps up, scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are available to talk with journalists about various issues related to tornadoes.

    • Weather

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