Antarctica

A record-low start to the new year in Antarctica

Jan. 3, 2019

The rate of Antarctic ice extent loss for December 2018 is the fastest in the satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

glaciers

The quirky movement of glaciers

Nov. 29, 2018

Detailed observations of Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier help explain dynamic tidewater glacier speedup and slowdowns.

Lancet

Health and climate report warns of future risks

Nov. 29, 2018

Research from 27 global institutions including Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder shows that extreme heat damages health and livelihood and threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

police car

Violent crime rates rise in warmer winters

Nov. 13, 2018

A CIRES-led study uncovers a surprisingly strong connection between climate and U.S. crime rates.

showerhead

Your showerhead slime is alive

Nov. 1, 2018

A CIRES-led citizen-science study reveals lung-disease causing strains of bacteria are especially common in certain environments.

thunder basin

North American climate research center comes to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder

Oct. 23, 2018

The U.S. Geological Survey has selected a Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder team to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years.

spatial training

Training can boost spatial intelligence in young adults

Oct. 8, 2018

A new CIRES-led study has found that it's possible to improve spatial reasoning with practice.

John Christopher Harrison

CIRES founding director John Christopher Harrison, 1929–2018, passes away

Oct. 5, 2018

Harrison died peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 2 after a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer. CIRES will soon announce a way to honor his considerable scientific and leadership legacy.

Stroeve

Arctic sea ice at minimum extent for 2018

Sept. 27, 2018

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year and ties with 2008 and 2010 as the sixth lowest in the nearly 40-year satellite record.

ice cap

Unprecedented ice loss in Russian glacier

Sept. 19, 2018

Ice loss detected in a Russian glacier has challenged scientists' assumptions about the stability of the cold ice caps dotting Earth's high latitudes.

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