Uncertainty Looms over Boulder’s Iconic NOAA Labs Site

Uncertainty looms over Boulder’s iconic NOAA labs site

Science has guided much of Laura Riihimaki’s life. From left, Sandy MacDonald, Director of NOAA Forecast Systems; Robin Webb, retired from NOAA; Laura Riihimaki, former staff of NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory; John Tayer, President and CEO of the Boulder Chamber; and Dan Powers, Executive Director for CO-LABS, formed an expert panel during a press conference on the importance of NOAA in Boulder on July 12, 2025. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photogr…

Climate change brings more rapidly intensifying hurricanes; NOAA cuts makes forecasting them harder » Yale Climate Connections

Hurricanes that intensify rapidly just before landfall are more deadly and destructive. The post Climate change brings more rapidly intensifying hurricanes; NOAA cuts makes forecasting them harder appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.