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Thank you for your interest in past NCAR Explorer Series lectures from 2021! We hope you enjoy the abstracts, bios, short videos, and the archived lectures from these talks and look forward to seeing you at a future event!

2021 Explorer Series events

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Average temperatures from NASA comparing past (1980-1984) with present (2012-2016)

Predicting Future Climate: What Can We Expect in the Next Decade?

Learn how combining models, observations, and future emissions projections makes it possible to predict climate variations a decade in advance.

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A tan building set in front of mountains and clouds

Student Opportunities at NCAR | UCAR | UCP

In this NCAR Explorer Series event, our panelists will talk about the types of support you’ll receive as a student through mentorship, networking, and professional development by participating in one of our student programs.

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A center-pivot irrigation system in a brown field against a cloudy sky

Longmont Museum - Making the Connection

Did you know that how we manage our land also has dramatic impacts on our climate system? Learn more about how the Earth system is interconnected and how a changing climate can affect precipitation patterns which in turn can impact agriculture and society.

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A satellite image of North America from TROPOMI, the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument

What can satellites tell us about the quality of the air we breathe?

Did you know that satellite observations can be used for understanding the quality of the air that we breathe? Join this talk to learn about how scientists use observations from space to predict air quality, its connection to climate change, and how this research can inform health advisories and air management policies.

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Huracán Matthew, imagen del Observatorio Terrestre de la NASA por Joshua Stevens

La ciencia de los huracanes

Aprenda con la Dra. Rosimar Ríos-Berríos de NCAR cómo los científicos estudian la formación y el fortalecimiento de los huracanes.

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A storm forms over the skyline of Houston

A New Era of Extreme Weather Impacts

Our changing climate is evidenced by extreme weather events, such as deadly heatwaves and flooding rains, with further changes in extreme weather anticipated in the future. NCAR scientist Dr. James Done will discuss what we know about our changing extreme weather and how scientists study these changes.

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Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands as seen from the International Space Station (photo from NASA)

The Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on the Global Climate and Ozone

Talk with NCAR scientist Dr. Michael Mills to learn about how scientists study volcanic eruptions and use global chemistry-climate computational models to better understand the effects that eruptions have on our atmosphere.

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A sunset over a smoky horizon due to a wildfire

Hurricanes, Clouds, and Wildfires: A Changing Climate and the Impact on Our Kids

Earth’s warming climate has implications for increases in and severity of hurricanes, can modify the arctic and cloud coverage, and favors larger and more severe wildfires. Hear from a panel of scientists about tackling science, a changing climate, and motherhood.

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El equipo de hidrometerología durante el proyecto de campo RELÁMPAGO

Descubrimientos de RELÁMPAGO: Hidrología y ciencia ciudadana

Platicamos con el Dr. Carlos Marcelo García de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba para conocer los aspectos hidrometeorológicos de la campaña de campo RELÁMPAGO, los estudios científicos que continúan realizándose en Argentina, y la ciencia ciudadana y esfuerzo comunitario denominado ProyectoMATTEO.

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Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency photographed rare, high-altitude noctilucent or "night shining" clouds from the International Space Station. Image Credit: ESA/NASA

The Lower Fringes of Outer Space: The Thermosphere & Ionosphere

The Earth’s thermosphere and ionosphere are at the lower fringes of outer space, a transition zone from the Earth’s atmosphere to outer space. This is where changing space climate can impact satellite operation and space debris accumulation.

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The NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft soars over a patchwork of agricultural land during research flight over Colorado and northern Mexico during the IDEAS project (Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science).

Understanding the connections between agriculture, the water cycle, and our changing climate

Did you know that how we manage our land also has dramatic impacts on our climate system? In this Explorer Series: Conversation, discover the connections between plants, the water cycle and our changing climate, and opportunities to get involved.

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This image shows the C-130 aircraft on the runway.

Longmont Museum - The Air We Breathe: On Front Range Air Quality

Find out what’s in the air we breathe, how far it travels, and what we know about the origin of Front Range pollution. You’ll also get a glimpse of the technology used by NCAR to study local air pollution.

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Digital rendering of a 3D-printed weather station

The Internet of Things for 3D-Printed Weather Technologies & Forecasting

Learn how 3D-Printed Automatic Weather Stations are ushering in a new era for continuous, advanced, automated weather observation.

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