Rain or Snow? The Crucial Role of Citizen Scientists in Monitoring Precipitation
With help from citizens with smartphones, Reno scientists are learning the secrets of winter storms. By Sydney Peerman.
Nevada’s Population Growth Threatens Rare Plants
Rare plants in Nevada, like the Carson Valley monkey flower, are being bulldozed into extinction as the state’s population increases. By Elizabeth Walsh.
Meet the Scientist: Scott Allen on Exploring Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Processes at UNR
Scott Allen, Ph.D., shares a bit about his research regarding the interactions of water, carbon, and radiation with different ecosystems. By Sydney Peerman.
Climate change in context: Dr. Anne Nolin on snow, fires, forests, and communication
Climate change is all around us! UNR’s Anne Nolin helps us understand the complex interactions at play in western mountain ecosystems – and how to talk about it. By Jayanti Sarkar.
Meet the Curator: A Q&A with Garrett Barmore of UNR’s Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum
Garrett Barmore, curator at UNR’s Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, speaks with Hitchcock Project about minerals, climate change, and more. By Amanda Durand.
Q&A: Communicating Science During Tense Times
Ran Duan opens up to Hitchcock Project about risk, perception, and effective science communication tools. By Hannah Truby.
Data centers store a tsunami of our digital information. Will they also threaten diminishing water and energy resources?
Our demand for data storage has risen dramatically. So has the environmental footprint of our data. By Jaime Voyles.
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains
What can we learn about climate change from some of the Sierra Nevada’s tiniest avian residents? By Benjamin Sonnenberg.
City of Reno receives $500,000 federal grant for tree planting initiative
The City of Reno has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service to plant 132 trees near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport by 2027. By Kat Fulwider/KUNR.
Recreating in the Extreme Heat
Nevada saw scorching temperatures during July, a month that set heat records worldwide. But the heat hasn’t stopped people from enjoying the outdoors. By Sophia Holm/KUNR and Elizabeth Miller/Climate Central.