Our Apr 1 2022 real time SWE model output for the CA Sierra and So. Rockies was used in this article, "These maps illustrate the seriousness of the western drought" washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Western Water (specifically Colorado River) in a nutshell and highly accessible: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) youtu.be/jtxew5XUVbQ Highly recommended!

"It's sobering and surprising to see how much snowpack is predicted to be reduced by the end of this century and how much earlier spring snowmelt happens." abcnews.go.com/Technology/cli… via ABC News citing doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… Keith Musselman

"Recent decreases in snow water storage in western North America" is out today: nature.com/articles/s4324… Here we develop a new metric for evaluating the storage of water in the snowpack as a function of the timing and magnitude of precipitation relative to water availability.

ICYMI: Mountain snowpacks are natural water towers, storing winter precip until summer when downstream water demand is greatest. Earlier snowmelt and rainfall in spring are #climatechanging the picture. Key new study by Kate Hale et al.

I was very happy to receive one of UWyo's Presidential Scholar Award for Early Career Faculty last month.

“Elemental Reimagine Wildfire is an outstanding film that deserves the widest possible viewing.” Michael Dombeck, Former Forest Service Chief >>>Now streaming on Apple TV, Amazon and Google!

A new study compares #SnowWaterEquivalent models for accuracy, uncertainty. People in water resources mgmt and hydrology will want to 👀 doi.org/10.3389/feart.…. Led by Kehan Yang w/the Mountain Hydro team at INSTAAR & colleagues from #UW, #ucsantabarbara, #UCLA, #Caltech.

¡Hola A Todos! 👋 The next Spanish Lunch Table meets this week on Thursday 8/31 at 12pm in the SEEC Café. So don't be shy, drop by and say hi. ¡NOS VEMOS AHÍ! (SEE YOU THERE!)

Thanks to all who helped celebrate the life & science legacy of MARK WILLIAMS last week. Turnout was great, both in person and online. Many attendees wore Hawaiian shirts in tribute! The celebration: buff.ly/3s85Czv Mark's obituary Department of Geography, CU Boulder: buff.ly/47btRMo

ART x CLIMATE: It's the 1st art gallery included with a National Climate Assessment #NCA5. Amazing work! buff.ly/4787zLo INSTAAR Affiliate Diane Burko is one of 92 artists chosen from >8,000 submissions. Her portrayal of the retreating Grinnell Glacier in Montana:

¡Hola A Todos! 👋 The next Spanish Lunch Table meets a week after Thanksgiving on Thurs 11/30 at 12pm in the SEEC Café. We have lots of fun while practicing our vocabulary, grammar, & listening skills. All welcome. Cohosts: Leanne Lestak Denise Mondragon (she/her) Info: buff.ly/47Azjsy

❄️ ICYMI: Watch Noah Molotch explain how remote sensing technology is helping forecast water availability in the Rocky Mountains. Nicely edited short video by Voice of America buff.ly/3w9nrzF #SnowHydrology #SnowScience #RemoteSensing #hydrology

¡Hola amigos! 👋🏾 Join the Spanish Language Lunch Table this Thursday, leap day, Feb 29th at 12pm in the SEEC Café. We'll have lots of fun while practicing our vocabulary, grammar, & listening skills. All welcome. Cohosts: Denise Mondragon (she/her) & Leanne Lestak Info: buff.ly/47Azjsy

❄️Nice relaunch for the western US! Snow Today includes 🗺️daily maps, 📉time series plots, & 📰data analysis articles. Thanks INSTAARs Karl Rittger, Sebastien Lenard, & Ross Palomaki; their National Snow and Ice Data Center colleagues; & funding from NASA

❄️💧 COMING SOON - A NEW LOOK AT WESTERN WATER The Mtn Hydrology Group will be developing a new snowpack dataset to inform water supply managers in the western US, thanks to funding from Bureau of Reclamation to Noah Molotch, Leanne Lestak, Emma Tyrrell, & Karl Rittger colorado.edu/instaar/2024/0…

Elect/select #GEOGRAPHY !! 🌎🌲

¡Hola amigos! 👋🏾 Join the Spanish Language Lunch Table this Thursday, June 27th at 12pm in the SEEC Café. We'll have lots of fun while practicing our vocabulary, grammar, & listening skills. All welcome. Cohosts: Leanne Lestak & Edgart Flores Info: buff.ly/4eBESKS

Congratulations Millie Spencer!!