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The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU Boulder is a world leader in environmental research. We've partnered with NOAA since 1967. https://cires.colorado.edu/ 📸: Stephanie Maltarich/CIRES

A person in green clothing holds a sampling container above his head while standing atop a hill with dark, black rocks, and lush green vegetation.
A person in a orange hat and green jacket adjusts tubing on the underside of an airplane.
“This network exists because megafires are not the right unit of risk.“ Jennifer Balch. ESIIL Director, CIRES Fellow, and CU Boulder Professor. Image behind text shows a fire burning at night near a populated place.
A twin propeller aircraft takes off at sunset with low hills in the background.
"CIRES Administrator Awards" displayed on top of four images of lightening striking a grassland, clouds over a valley, storm waves, and an airplane in the sky.
A person standing out in the distance in a snowy and icy landscape as snow blows around them.
Screenshot of the U.S. Ocean Sound Monitoring and Condition reporting website
An iceberg floats in calm water. The portion below the water's surface glows a deep turquoise.
Person in red polar gear, black pants, white boots and ski goggles standing on a map of Antarctica.
A person smiling and standing on a map of North America
A person and a fluffy dog, both with their heads turned away from the camera, look toward a yellow patch of aspen trees
Two people in red/orange suits peek into a hole in sea ice to see the water below
A person with long dark hair, a white lab coat, glasses, a bandana, and blue gloves works in a fume hood while another person watches along.
Thermophilic bacteria growing a pool surrounded by rocks
Special Front Range Science Social Club Meetup! Tuesday, June 16, 5-7 pm. The CU Boulder Sustainability Research Initiative, UCAR, and NOAA are teaming up! Connect with Front Range scientists and sustainability professionals to talk shop, share your work, and grab a drink. Boulder Marriott, Canyons Restaurant and Lounge.
Three weather maps showing the forecast over the North Atlantic and northern Europe for D-Day.
Water drips off a moss-covered rocks
Clouds and steam hang over volcanic mountains.
Screenshot of report cover. Text: Western Water Assessment. 2025-2026 Extreme snow drought in the Intermountain West. Rapid assessment - May 14, 2026. Logos for Western Water Assessment, CIRES, CU Boulder, University of Utah, NOAA. Background image shows rocky, alpine environment with little snow.
An aerial photo of a town nestled up next to mountains. At the center of the image, there is a blue box with white text: The CIRES Communications Team is hiring!
A person with long hair, a red hat, and a dark shirt operates an instrument inside an observatory. Blue sky peaks in through an opening in the ceiling.
A professional photo of a person with dark hair, glasses, and a brown-collared shirt. Text: 2026 CIRES Richard Armstrong Memorial Scholarship. Douglas Eleonzo Castro. PhD student, CU Boulder EBIO and CIRES.
Earth on tap: Fire and Ice. Come learn about: fires and public land recreation; sea ice and polar climate engineering. At the Rayback Collective, Monday, May 11, 5:45 - 7:30 pm. Featuring two local earth scientists as speakers: Dr. Kyle Manley and Dr. Molly Wieringa. Graphic behind text shows a tap with a flame on it in front of a blue background with icicles.
Colorful canoes are docked along bright blue water. High mountains surround the water. And a squirrel is hanging out on rocks in front of the canoes.
CIRES 2026 Outstanding Performance Awards. Text surrounded by 11 professional photos of award winners.
A professional photo of a man with glasses, dark, short hair, and a dark beard. Text below photo says, "Welcome, Eric Anderson. CIRES Associate Director for Science."
Earth on tap: Fire and Ice. Come learn about: fires and public land recreation; sea ice and polar climate engineering. At the Rayback Collective, Monday, May 11, 5:45 - 7:30 pm. Featuring two local earth scientists as speakers: Dr. Kyle Manley and Dr. Molly Wieringa. Graphic behind text shows a tap with a flame on it in front of a blue background with icicles.
Two young bighorn sheep rams curling their lips with their heads lifted up in the air
A vivid purple and pink starry sky with the milky way is visible above a snowy mountain top.
Left: Danielle Losos. CU Boulder Geography, CIRES. Research focus: Using satellite remote sensing to connect fire behavior regimes to ecological outcomes across the Western U.S. Right: Emily Nagamoto. CU Boulder Geography, CIRES. Research focus: Understanding how rising temperatures are impacting forest recovery after wildfire in the Southern Rocky Mountains
CIRES logo with text: Earth Day with 8 images showing different Earth Day-themed pictures. From top to bottom, left to right: Aspen trees in the fall, the flatirons in Boulder, an iceberg floating under a pink sky, a satellite image of an atmospheric river off the coast of the Western U.S., a rocky coastline, an instrument on snow and ice under a bright, starry night sky, Earth's atmosphere, and a close-up of flowers and plants.
7 images of people posing for professional headshots surrounding a blue box with white text: CIRES. 2026 Graduate Student Research Awards.
11th annual stand up for climate comedy. open to everyone, earth day eve, Tuesday april, 21 boulder theater, doors 6pm, show 7pm, 11th annual stand up for climate comedy event celebrating the power of comedy to ignite climate awareness and action, This live event will be headlined by Chuck Nice along with sets from two additional proffesional comedians and interpersed with brief stand-up and sketch comedy by students from the CU boulder creative climate communiacations course. Invite your friends and family to join you for this free show on earth day eve at the Boulder theater! Musical accomaniment by milo trout. Live, Free event.
An instrument sits on icy terrain with a person inspecting the area in the background.
11th annual stand up for climate comedy. open to everyone, earth day eve, Tuesday april, 21 boulder theater, doors 6pm, show 7pm, 11th annual stand up for climate comedy event celebrating the power of comedy to ignite climate awareness and action, This live event will be headlined by Chuck Nice along with sets from two additional proffesional comedians and interpersed with brief stand-up and sketch comedy by students from the CU boulder creative climate communiacations course. Invite your friends and family to join you for this free show on earth day eve at the Boulder theater! Musical accomaniment by milo trout. Live, Free event.
A drone view of waves crashing onto a beach. The water is deep teal, the waves are white, and the sand is orange and tan.
A person with long dark hair, red glasses, and a red shirt poses for a professional photo in a lab filled with flasks. At the bottom left, there is white text: Methane Science Career Achievement Award. Xin (Lindsay) Lan. CIRES Research Science at NOAA GML.
The sun shines brightly over a snowy and icy landscape. Footprints trail out toward the horizon, with a person, very small in scale, at the end of the tracks.
Two scientists in cold weather and climbing gear are high on a tower over snow and ice while another scientists looks on from the ground.
Dark clouds and a land spout tornado over a flat field
A rainbow shines behind a NASA airplane as workers move around a wet airfield.
Image showing a person in a lab next to a cartoon "swamp princess" with the text "The swamp princess finishers her PhD."
Photo of a blue exhibit banner with the title "Women in Energy"
11th annual stand up for climate comedy. open to everyone, earth day eve, Tuesday april, 21 boulder theater, doors 6pm, show 7pm, 11th annual stand up for climate comedy event celebrating the power of comedy to ignite climate awareness and action, This live event will be headlined by Chuck Nice along with sets from two additional proffesional comedians and interpersed with brief stand-up and sketch comedy by students from the CU boulder creative climate communiacations course. Invite your friends and family to join you for this free show on earth day eve at the Boulder theater! Musical accomaniment by milo trout. Live, Free event.
A man in a dark winter coat, dark winter hat, and glasses smiles in front of a frozen waterway covered in fog.
Scientists in winter gear — 2 in red and 1 in blue — inspect equipment in a snowy landscape
Screenshot of the GEBCO Gazetter tool, which allows users to explore underwater features on a 3D world globe.
World map showing bathymetry of the oceans - darker blues mean deeper depths.