CISESS Goes to Augmented World Expo
August 1, 2025
Figure 1. Damian Figueroa, Guangyang Fang, and Samuel Wiggins (From left to right) at the AWE USA Conference in Long Beach, CA. by Guangyang Fang
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Introducing a High Resolution Atlas of U.S. Offshore Wind Profiles
August 1, 2025
The U.S. offshore wind energy industry is a growing endeavor. As such, stakeholders in this industry need information about winds from the ocean surface up
Mapping the Extent of the Devastating July 4 Texas Flash Flood Event
July 14, 2025
The July 2025 flood event in Texas Hill Country, fueled by remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, resulted in, to date, 135 fatalities, including 28 children
Pflug Receives 2025 Early Career Achievement Award
June 16, 2025
Congratulations to Justin Pflug, a recipient of a 2025 NASA Agency Honor Award. Pflugreceived an Early Career Achievement award, a prestigious honor that recognizes “unusual
ESSIC Participates in NWS Weather Day at College Park Academy
May 12, 2025
Figure 1. CISESS Interns Damian Figueroa and Samuel Wiggins, along with Dr. Guangyang Fang (from left to right) at the NWS Weather Day held at
CISESS Students Win Awards at Georgia Tech’s ImmerseGT XR Hackathon
April 15, 2025
by Guangyang Fang In early April, CISESS students Damian Figueroa and Samuel Wiggins traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to participate in ImmerseGT—an XR hackathon hosted by
ESSIC Scientists Recognized at the 2025 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration
April 14, 2025
On March 27, the University of Maryland celebrated the achievements of over 250 faculty scholars and researchers at the 2025 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration. The
CISESS Interns Participate in MIT Reality Hack
January 29, 2025
Figure. CISESS students Damian Figueroa (left) and Samuel Wiggins (right) at the MIT Reality Hack. On 23 January 2025, CISESS students Damian Figueroa and Samuel
Welcome to the Spring 2025 ESSIC Seminar Series!
January 24, 2025
Welcome to the Spring 2024 semester! We are pleased to announce the return of ESSIC’s Seminar Series. We have a wonderful lineup of senior and junior scientists who are prepared to deliver some compelling presentations about their work and research both in-person and remotely.
Some of our speaker highlights include Dalia Kirschbaum, Director of the Earth Science Division of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Neil M. Donahue, Director of Carnegie Mellon’s Steinbrenner Institute as well as professor and AGU Fellow; Claudia Tebaldi, scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute and AGU Fellow; Ines Azevedo, associate professor at Stanford; Tracey Holloway, professor at UW–Madison and member of National Academy of Medicine; and Juan Lora, assistant professor at Yale.
Please click “Read more” for our full lineup and to add these events to your calendar now!
Record High Temperatures in the Ocean in 2024
January 21, 2025
Figure. Regionally observed upper-2000-m change from 1958 through 2024 relative to a 1981–2010 baseline using Institute of Atmospheric Physics/Chinese Academy of Sciences data. Of the
Fan Tracks the 2025 New Year Blizzard
January 13, 2025
ESSIC/CISESS Scientist Yongzhen Fan used the NOAA/NESDIS Snowfall Rate (SFR) product to give a timely update on Winter Storm Blair, the new year’s significant and
ESSIC at AGU 2024
January 3, 2025
Many ESSIC scientists participated in AGU 2025, the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union held from December 9-13 in Washington D.C. Since the
