ESSIC https://essic.umd.edu UMD - Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/essic-favicon-1.png ESSIC https://essic.umd.edu 32 32 ESSIC Scientists in the News https://essic.umd.edu/essic-scientists-in-the-news/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:22:54 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28795 CISESS XR Group Brings Immersive Atmospheric Science and Lightning Safety to the Spooky Mad Science Expo https://essic.umd.edu/cisess-xr-group-brings-immersive-atmospheric-science-and-lightning-safety-to-the-spooky-mad-science-expo/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:55:20 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28771 The CISESS XR Team at the Spooky Science event On October 17, 2026, ESSIC scientists Guangyang Fang and Joseph Patton and CISESS student interns Samuel…

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]]> Hurricane Isaias Strikes Gulf Coast https://essic.umd.edu/hurricane-isaias-strikes-gulf-coast/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28766 The NWS National Hurricane Center (NHC) designated Isaias as a tropical storm at 0900 UTC 07 October 2026. From 08 October to 09 October Isaias…

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]]> Global Precipitation Summary for September 2026 https://essic.umd.edu/global-precipitation-summary-for-september-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:13:36 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28735 Download Headlines The El Nino rainfall anomaly pattern remains dominant in the tropics but with nearly constant spatial correlation with the El Nino composite  map…

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]]> Zhuosen Wang – 2026 Golden Goose award https://essic.umd.edu/zhuosen-wang/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:43:05 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28731 NASA’s Black Marble project has received the 2026 Golden Goose Award, recognizing the path from an unexpected scientific observation to a widely used Earth science…

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]]> Hurricane Polo Remnants, Moisture Fuel More Southwest Flooding https://essic.umd.edu/hurricane-polo-remnants-moisture-fuel-more-southwest-flooding/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:12:05 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28693 Like a broken record, a new week brought more flash flooding to the Desert Southwest. This time, the flash flooding was largely fueled by remnant…

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]]> Atlantic Extratropical Cyclone Activity Erupts Right on Queue https://essic.umd.edu/atlantic-extratropical-cyclone-activity-erupts-right-on-queue/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:25:46 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28715 A rapidly developing hurricane-force (HF) extratropical cyclone developed in the North Atlantic last week, just as the calendar flipped to astronomical Fall. The NWS Ocean…

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]]> September Flash Flooding Strikes Desert Southwest https://essic.umd.edu/september-flash-flooding-strikes-desert-southwest/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:30:23 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28647 Rounds of heavy rain have soaked the Desert Southwest over the past week, leading to flash flooding. The first round last week targeted Arizona. The…

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]]> Watch, Warning or Just Weather? A UMD Meteorologist Decodes Alerts on Your Phone https://essic.umd.edu/watch-warning-or-just-weather-a-umd-meteorologist-decodes-alerts-on-your-phone/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:11:22 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28632 UMD lightning researcher and former National Weather Service forecaster Joseph Patton breaks down hazardous weather alerts and what they mean. Before University of Maryland faculty…

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]]> Anna Lienesch – Mississipppi State Northern Gulf Institute Letter of Recognition https://essic.umd.edu/anna-lienesch-mississipppi-state-northern-gulf-institute-letter-of-recognition/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0000 https://essic.umd.edu/?p=28591 Anna Lienesch received the Mississippi State Northern Gulf Institute Letter of Recognition for exceptional work developing and deploying the new Sampling Operations User Portal (SOUP)…

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