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It begins! The 2026 is a spirited 1848-minute event to support students and future scientists at SSEC and CIMSS. Thanks to a generous donation, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/spa...

Space Science and Engineering Center | Day of the Badger Your gift to the Verner E. Suomi Scholarship Award supports promising first-year college students as they begin their academic careers. Like Dr. Suomi, you can help introduce students to the thrill of research focused on weather and climate change. For more than 55 years we have been proud to offer...

Come see the upcoming showcase of the best films about the polar and alpine regions at this year's US Association of Polar EarlyCareer Scientists 10th Annual International Polar Film Festival, happening March 16-March 20 at:

Polar Film Fest 2026 | USAPECS The Polar Film Fest (PFF) is a showcase of some of the best recent films about the polar and alpine regions produced by researchers, community members, Indigenous Peoples, organizations, and institutions.   

Deadline extended! Submit your entry to the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists International Polar Film Festival! Showcasing short films (1–30 min) about the polar and alpine regions: science, culture, art, storytelling, fieldwork, and more: https://www.usapecs.org/polar-film-festival-1
Extended Deadline: February 13, 2026

Polar Film Festival | usapecs The Polar Film Festival (PFF) is a showcase of some of the best new films about the polar and alpine regions produced by researchers, community members, indigenous peoples, organizations, and institutions worldwide.

Submit your entry to the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists International Polar Film Festival during APECS International Polar Week! We are showcasing short films (1–30 min) about the polar and alpine regions: science, culture, art, storytelling, fieldwork, and more: https://www.usapecs.org/polar-film-festival-1
Deadline: February 06, 2026

Polar Film Festival | usapecs The Polar Film Festival (PFF) is a showcase of some of the best new films about the polar and alpine regions produced by researchers, community members, indigenous peoples, organizations, and institutions worldwide.

The CIMSS Satellite Blog takes a new, in-depth look at the historical storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago:

The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A New Perspective on an Old Storm November 10, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most-remembered weather-related disasters of all time: the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This ship was an ore freighter that sailed the Great Lakes, ferrying taconite pellets from the ports along the western edge of Lake Superior to the....

Fifty Loops for the 50th Anniversary of GOES Loading map … To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the GOES-A launch (GOES-A became GOES-1 on reaching geostationary orbit), this blog post contains one or two or three satellite animations (or images) for each of the 50 states. More on GOES-1 through GOES-19. There were experimental geostationary...

Ángel F. Adames Corraliza Advancing understanding of the forces that drive tropical weather patterns.

NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended:

NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended The twin cube satellites will operate through at least September 2026, expanding focus from the poles to the whole planet to improve modelling and weather forecasts.