Brigitta Rongstad Strong
@brongstad.bsky.social
Communications specialist and science writer @cires.colorado.edu | PhD-trained geologist | personal assistant to 3x🐕 | she/her
Another fun story to write — researchers used noble gas isotopes from fossil groundwater to reconstruct past water table depths in the Western US.
Groundwater levels in the Southwest & Pacific Northwest responded differently to precipitation changes during the Last Glacial Termination, according to new research led by @whoi.edu's Alan Seltzer & co-authored by CIRES Fellow Kris Karnauskas.
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/groundw...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/groundw...
June 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Another fun story to write — researchers used noble gas isotopes from fossil groundwater to reconstruct past water table depths in the Western US.
My latest story about an incredible first — a CIRES and CU Boulder-led team captured tsunami waves caused by a landslide using satellite data from a ship. Read more ⬇️
For the first time, scientists have detected tsunami waves caused by a landslide using data from a ship’s satellite receiver. The CIRES and @colorado.edu-led study shows the potential for the approach to improve tsunami detection and warning.
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/satelli...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/satelli...
May 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My latest story about an incredible first — a CIRES and CU Boulder-led team captured tsunami waves caused by a landslide using satellite data from a ship. Read more ⬇️
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New research from CIRES Fellow Kris Karnauskas found that widely-used estimates of upwelling along the equator in the Pacific Ocean are far off — the water is rising much faster. @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social @colorado.edu @ametsoc.org
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/pacific...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/pacific...
May 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New research from CIRES Fellow Kris Karnauskas found that widely-used estimates of upwelling along the equator in the Pacific Ocean are far off — the water is rising much faster. @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social @colorado.edu @ametsoc.org
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/pacific...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/pacific...
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This is a good read to learn about the importance of NOAA and it's Cooperative Institutes (including @cires.colorado.edu !) the US has invested so much!!
The Trump admin aims to zero out funding for NOAA’s 16 cooperative institutes, which study everything from extreme weather to fisheries to toxic algae. I spent last week talking with folks about the losses — & potential threats — to society if these institutes close. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump cuts would cripple NOAA’s wide-ranging science partnerships
The agency's cooperative institutes study everything from salmon stocks to tropical cyclones.
www.eenews.net
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is a good read to learn about the importance of NOAA and it's Cooperative Institutes (including @cires.colorado.edu !) the US has invested so much!!
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This administration plans to eliminate NOAA Research, which costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year. Do you like knowing the weather forecast? Being warned of hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis? It will all go away if the public does not act.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This administration plans to eliminate NOAA Research, which costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year. Do you like knowing the weather forecast? Being warned of hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis? It will all go away if the public does not act.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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California’s “Going Zero” policy, which strives for 100 percent zero-emission passenger vehicle sales by 2035, will reduce ozone pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles, according to recent CIRES-led work.
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/zero-em...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/zero-em...
April 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
California’s “Going Zero” policy, which strives for 100 percent zero-emission passenger vehicle sales by 2035, will reduce ozone pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles, according to recent CIRES-led work.
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/zero-em...
Read the story: cires.colorado.edu/news/zero-em...
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Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for the year at 14.33 MM sq km (5.53 MM sq mi) on 3/22. The 2025 maximum sea ice extent is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record.
Learn more: nsidc.org/news-analyse...
Learn more: nsidc.org/news-analyse...
Arctic sea ice hits record low maximum extent for the year
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square miles) on March 22, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data...
nsidc.org
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for the year at 14.33 MM sq km (5.53 MM sq mi) on 3/22. The 2025 maximum sea ice extent is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record.
Learn more: nsidc.org/news-analyse...
Learn more: nsidc.org/news-analyse...
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Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
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As my friend @drshepherd2013.bsky.social says, asking why we need a National Weather Service when we have apps and the Weather Channel is like asking why we need potato farmers when we can buy fries at McDonalds.
March 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As my friend @drshepherd2013.bsky.social says, asking why we need a National Weather Service when we have apps and the Weather Channel is like asking why we need potato farmers when we can buy fries at McDonalds.
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Statement: U.S. leadership in scientific innovation is at risk, with wide-ranging consequences for public safety and the economy. The AMS urges strong support for NOAA & other federal scientific agencies working in weather and climate.
Read the rest of our latest statement: bit.ly/3DhfegUI
Read the rest of our latest statement: bit.ly/3DhfegUI
March 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement: U.S. leadership in scientific innovation is at risk, with wide-ranging consequences for public safety and the economy. The AMS urges strong support for NOAA & other federal scientific agencies working in weather and climate.
Read the rest of our latest statement: bit.ly/3DhfegUI
Read the rest of our latest statement: bit.ly/3DhfegUI
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An open letter to our federal colleagues and collaborators from CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-s...
"While the value of what you do may not be obvious to some, it benefits all. Your work is so important, and it is a true privilege being on the same team as you."
"While the value of what you do may not be obvious to some, it benefits all. Your work is so important, and it is a true privilege being on the same team as you."
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
An open letter to our federal colleagues and collaborators from CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-s...
"While the value of what you do may not be obvious to some, it benefits all. Your work is so important, and it is a true privilege being on the same team as you."
"While the value of what you do may not be obvious to some, it benefits all. Your work is so important, and it is a true privilege being on the same team as you."
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I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.
February 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.
I can’t even begin to express how angry this makes me. To all my colleagues at NOAA — your work matters and you deserve better. This country deserves better.
I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I can’t even begin to express how angry this makes me. To all my colleagues at NOAA — your work matters and you deserve better. This country deserves better.
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Happy Valentine’s Day to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 🥰
And to those messing with the agencies I love, jeopardizing the critical services they provide to us all, I hope Cupid pus you on his shit list. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
And to those messing with the agencies I love, jeopardizing the critical services they provide to us all, I hope Cupid pus you on his shit list. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
For the love of NOAA🩵 and EPA💚
A Valentine’s Day note to my favorite federal agencies.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 🥰
And to those messing with the agencies I love, jeopardizing the critical services they provide to us all, I hope Cupid pus you on his shit list. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
And to those messing with the agencies I love, jeopardizing the critical services they provide to us all, I hope Cupid pus you on his shit list. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
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"NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good – its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it." CIRES' @cwiedinm.bsky.social and Kari Bowen explain @noaa.gov's role in U.S. weather forecasts. @us.theconversation.com @colorado.edu
NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good – its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it." CIRES' @cwiedinm.bsky.social and Kari Bowen explain @noaa.gov's role in U.S. weather forecasts. @us.theconversation.com @colorado.edu
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A lot of folks think when #beavers cut trees down or clip off branches then the tree just dies.
But actually, many of the trees beavers like to cut have evolved to re-sprout from the stump and grow back even stronger.
Trying to channel my inner beaver-chewed-tree, today.
But actually, many of the trees beavers like to cut have evolved to re-sprout from the stump and grow back even stronger.
Trying to channel my inner beaver-chewed-tree, today.
January 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A lot of folks think when #beavers cut trees down or clip off branches then the tree just dies.
But actually, many of the trees beavers like to cut have evolved to re-sprout from the stump and grow back even stronger.
Trying to channel my inner beaver-chewed-tree, today.
But actually, many of the trees beavers like to cut have evolved to re-sprout from the stump and grow back even stronger.
Trying to channel my inner beaver-chewed-tree, today.
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In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
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You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
The White House climate page is now gone. Climate change is not. www.whitehouse.gov/climate
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
How to mitigate post-fire smoke impacts in your home — tips from experts at CIRES, CU Boulder, and CDPHE ⬇️
cires.colorado.edu/news/how-mit...
cires.colorado.edu/news/how-mit...
How to mitigate post-fire smoke impacts in your home
cires.colorado.edu
January 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
How to mitigate post-fire smoke impacts in your home — tips from experts at CIRES, CU Boulder, and CDPHE ⬇️
cires.colorado.edu/news/how-mit...
cires.colorado.edu/news/how-mit...
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RECCS is a paid summer research internship program open to community college students in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Kansas. Applications for Summer 2025 are due by Feb. 9, 2025: https://buff.ly/3DOY0Y7
@ciresceee.bsky.social @colorado.edu
@ciresceee.bsky.social @colorado.edu
January 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
RECCS is a paid summer research internship program open to community college students in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Kansas. Applications for Summer 2025 are due by Feb. 9, 2025: https://buff.ly/3DOY0Y7
@ciresceee.bsky.social @colorado.edu
@ciresceee.bsky.social @colorado.edu
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Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe
Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe
The chemicals emitted when buildings and vehicles burn can find their way into nearby homes. Studies show the health risks can stick around.
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January 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe