1. Fire crews fight California wildfire

    Simultaneous large wildfires will increase in Western U.S.

    Simultaneous outbreaks of large wildfires will become more frequent in the West, putting major strains on efforts to fight the blazes.

    • Climate

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  2. Photo of Thomas Hauser

    Thomas Hauser named director of NCAR’s Computational & Information Systems Laboratory

    Thomas Hauser has been named director of the Computational & Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

    • Data,
    • Organization,
    • Supercomputing

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  3. NASA funds NCAR solar mission

    An NCAR-led project, CMEx, will attempt to understand the magnetic nature of solar eruptions and identify the magnetic sources of the solar wind.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  4. UCAR and NCAR researchers honored by AMS and AGU

    Five researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), two UCAR trustees, and a distinguished NCAR retiree have been recognized with fellowships and awards from two prestigious Earth and space science organizations. The eight awardees are being honored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) for their innovative contributions to the field.

    • Organization

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  5. An El Niño visualization

    NCAR experimental prediction system calls for a super El Niño this winter

    Current El Niño conditions are likely to develop into one of the strongest events on record — comparable to the major El Niño of 1997-98 — according to an experimental prediction system developed for research purposes.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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