January 21, 2025
Russ Schumacher – Colorado State Climatologist
The past, present, and future of Colorado’s weather and climate
Featured Brewery: Barrels & Bottles Brewery
Colorado has a diverse and fascinating climate, owing to our location at the intersection of the mountains and plains, and our position in the midlatitudes that is regularly traversed by weather systems. Colorado is also no stranger to droughts, floods, wildfires, severe thunderstorms, and other hazards. This presentation will outline the history of weather and climate observations in Colorado, what they tell us about the climate of our state, and how a warming climate is expected to affect Coloradans.
Photo Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography
Speaker Bio:
Russ Schumacher
Russ Schumacher is a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, and serves as the Colorado State Climatologist and Director of the Colorado Climate Center. He received his M.S. in 2003 and Ph.D. in 2008 in Atmospheric Science at CSU. His research and teaching interests include extreme precipitation, weather prediction, the climatology of precipitation, and Colorado’s weather and climate. In 2021, he received the Clarence Leroy Meisinger early-career research award from the American Meteorological Society.
How This Works
The Buffalo Rose will open at 6:00 p.m. Food and drink service will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin around 6:30 p.m. Following the presentation, we’ll take a brief intermission for Q + A. We’ll wrap up around 7:45 p.m., but people interested in staying a bit longer to socialize will be able to do so. There is no cover charge and no purchase is necessary.
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