On behalf of UCAR, I want to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Thomas Meixner. We were shocked to learn that he was tragically killed yesterday at the University of Arizona (UA), where he was the head of the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.

Swanson will oversee an expanded network that provides value to both the staff and the broader Earth system science community. 

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has chosen Andrew Rosenberg to serve as the interim director of its new Center for Ocean Leadership, effective today.

Leading hail experts say scientists are making substantial progress in better understanding hailstorms, a key step toward improving forecasts of the multibillion-dollar hazard.

Updates on what the CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and a package of wildfire bills means for Earth system science.