01/10/2021 - As described by Prof. Don Wuebbles and colleagues in the January 2021 issue of EOS: Cities and urban areas already experience many different stresses, but now face additional stresses from ongoing...
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12/15/2020 - The Global Carbon Project recently published the Global Carbon Budget 2020, giving world leaders access to data on atmospheric carbon...
11/24/2020 - Prof. Zhuo Wang is one of four professors in the College of LAS who have been named Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholars for their leadership and research. Read more...
10/03/2020 - In June of 2016, nine United States Army soldiers were on a routine training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas. They made the decision to traverse a low water crossing on Owl Creek. Unbeknownst to them,...
07/29/2020 - A team of 25 scientists, including ATMS and GEOL professor Cristian Proistosescu, has made progress on a 40-year old question: How much will the Earth warm if human activity doubles the...
05/31/2020 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Bangladesh is on track to lose all of its forestland in the next 35-40 years, leading to a rise in CO2 emissions and subsequent climate change, researchers said. However, that is...
05/13/2020 - The subseasonal timescale, residing between the time scales of weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks, has long been considered a “predictability desert.” Prediction on this timescale is important...
04/21/2020 - The following three undergraduates: Brandon Garcia, Kaylee Heimes, and Zach Chalmers, have been offered appointments...
04/21/2020 - As students in atmospheric sciences, Troy Zaremba and Kaylee Heimes both refer to their time conducting undergraduate research at...
02/25/2020 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cloud seeding has become an increasingly popular practice in the western United States, where states grapple with growing demands for water. Measuring how much precipitation cloud...
01/28/2020 - IMPACTS is happening! The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Field Campaign is now flying! Illinois participants include Prof. Bob...
12/18/2019 - NASA’s Terra satellite is celebrating its 20th anniversary since launch … and it’s still going strong! Prof. Di Girolamo worked on developing Terra as a graduate student, was there at the launch,...
12/09/2019 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Global Carbon Project recently released its 2019 annual report, giving decision-makers access to data on atmospheric carbon concentrations, emissions and trends. Illinois...
12/04/2019 - The date for the 4th edition of the Midwest Student Conference on Atmospheric Research (MSCAR) has been set: September 26-27, 2020. This conference is organized and run by Illinois ATMOS students. In...
06/26/2019 - For most of us, tornado sirens and severe thunderstorm warnings mean that it’s time to hunker down and hope that the damage is minimal. Fortunately, there are people such as (Robert) Jeff Trapp, head...
