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CIRES Communications
It has long been a part of CIRES’ mission to communicate
world-class research in ways that help inform decision
makers and the public about how we can best ensure a
sustainable future environment. Our communications work
involves close collaborations with NOAA, CU-Boulder,
our centers and international colleagues in academic and
government institutions. In FY11, communication efforts
included: Press releases and media relations, tweets,
Spheres magazines, web features and multimedia presentations,
many of which are listed below. CIRES research was
discussed widely in the media, receiving coverage in, for
example: USA Today, Time, The New York Times, Scientific
American, CBS, Discovery, Discovery News, National Geographic,
Nature News BBC, Business Week, MSNBC, Fox News,
Science NOW, Science News, Nature News and the Los Angeles
Times.
Press releases
n Ambient ocean noise helps scientists monitor ocean physics
and quantify and predict climate change. (07/10)
n Sea levels rising in parts of the Indian Ocean. (07/10)
n Texas petrochemical emissions down, but industry
still underestimates its contribution to air pollution.
(08/10)
n Aerosols control rainfall in the rainforest and originate
from forest ecosystem as biological particles. (09/10)
n Desert dust reduces river flow in the Colorado
River. (09/10)
n Arctic sea-ice extent falls to third-lowest extent,
continuing a downward trend. (10/10)
n Water flowing through ice sheets accelerates ice
warming and could speed up ice flow. (11/10)
n Study shows discrepancies between modeled
and data-based estimates of stratospheric air
circulation. (11/10)
n Extent of corruption in countries around the world
tied to earthquake fatalities. (01/11)
n The 20th Century Reanalysis Project: A time machine
for climate scientists. (01/11)
n Large dams can affect local climates, says
new study. (02/11)
n Thawing permafrost will accelerate warming in
decades to come. (02/11)
n Alternative theory on the formation of the Colorado
Rockies. (02/11)
n CIRES Fellow Robert Sievers develops new inhalable
measles vaccine. (02/11)
n CIRES scientists use Erie Tower to study wintertime
air chemistry. (03/11)
n New network of snow-level radars deployed in
California. (03/11)
n Natural variability main culprit of deadly Russian
Heat Wave, which killed thousands. (03/11)
n Insights from Gulf Oil Spill air-pollution study identify
previously unknown sources of air pollution in urban
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environments. (03/11)
n Scientists use airborne chemistry measurements for the
first time to assess flow rate, fate of spilled gases and oil
during Gulf Oil Spill. (03/11)
n CIRES Fellow Roger Bilham investigates Japanese quake.
(03/11)
n Measurements of winter Arctic sea ice show continuing
ice loss. (03/11)
n Scientists investigate wind turbine wakes with a view to
improving the productivity of wind farms. (04/11)
n Newly detected chemical in smoke may have serious
health implications. (05/11)
n Ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica changing the Earth’s
shape. (06/11)
Spheres magazines
This periodic publication highlights the diversity of CIRES
research in particular topics.
n Snow and Ice (28 pp, 12/10)
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