Science

‘Extraordinary’ Occurrence In 2019 US Tornado Season

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Aerial image shot by a drone shows a Home Depot store Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in Dallas, Texas, that was obliterated after a destructive nocturnal tornado ripped through the area. Photo by John Humphress/SevereStudios

AccuWeather News:

Last year, the U.S. set a record low for the number of fatalities with just 10 people killed, the lowest number since tornado fatality record-keeping began in 1875.

AccuWeather Global Weather Center – A pair of unforgettable tornadoes bookended the 2019 U.S. tornado season, which is effectively over; the National Oceanic Read More

Four Years After Paris Climate Accords, Udall Joins Shaheen, Bipartisan Group Of Senators In Voicing Support For Global Efforts To Combat Climate Change

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a group of bipartisan senators in a letter to Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in support of the organization’s global efforts to mitigate climate change.

The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) is currently convening a meeting on the historic Paris Climate Agreement in Madrid. Earlier this week, Udall joined a group of senators in calling on President Trump to once Read More

Scenes From Hour Of Coding At Aspen School

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason volunteers during the Hour of Code this morning at Aspen Eementary School as part of International Computer Science Education Week. Director Mason supervises third graders as they navigate a spherical robot through a maze, using programming they developed this week during Hour of Code. Each year, Hour of Code teaches K-12 students coding basics and broadens participation in the field of computer science. Director Mason is one of 60 Laboratory volunteers in 94 classrooms in 24 area schools. For Computer Science Education Week, Dec. Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow Michelle Thompsen Awarded Prestigious Fleming Medal

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LANL fellow Michelle Thomsen awarded the John Adam Fleming Medal by the American Geophysical Union. Courtesy/LANL 

LANL News:

Michelle Thomsen, a Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow and guest scientist, was awarded the John Adam Fleming Medal by the American Geophysical Union today at a ceremony in San Francisco, Calif.

The Fleming Medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition of original research and technical leadership in geomagnetism, atmospheric electricity, aeronomy, space physics, or related sciences. Previous winners include James Read More

LANL Announces Winners Of First-Ever New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge

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Judges from Los Alamos National Laboratory Jake Miner and James Owen listen to students from Taos Academy Charter School as they explain their entry in the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge. Courtesy/LANL
 
LANL News:
 
Roughly 600 people convened at Los Lunas High School Saturday for the first-ever New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge, a competition testing students’ ability to use science, technology, engineering, and math to solve real-world problems.
 
Led by New Mexico’s Office of the Governor, the Challenge was a collaboration between the Department of Public
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Science On Tap: Elizabeth Hunke On CICE Software Addressing Ice And Climate Changes On Global Scale

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Elizabeth Hunke

LACD News:

The community is invited to join the Bradbury Science Museum and Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 at projectY cowork.

This On Tap will feature a conversation with Elizabeth Hunke about CICE, a flexible thermal modeling software that addresses issues about ice and climate changes on a global scale.

Hunke’s modeling software has helped track the changes and effects of ice melting and moving and how it interacts with global patterns. Her research not only creates a deeper understanding of the impacts of ice changes for climate Read More

Scenes From 2019 Earth Treasures Show

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The 51st annual Earth Treasures Show took place Saturday and will continue10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Masonic Temple at Canyon Road and 15th Street. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Young ladies spin for prizes at the Earth Treasures Show. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Blue calcite. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

A visitor to the Earth Treasures Show checks out a display. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

This geode has an unusual stalactite formation inside. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

This geode has an unusual stalactite formation Read More

Nature Center Family Fun Evening Tuesday

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Family Star Party and Family Night Tuesday at Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

 

PEEC News:

 

Head to the Los Alamos Nature Center Tuesday for an evening of family fun:

  • 5:30 p.m. with a Family Star Party in the planetarium; and
  • 6-7 p.m. The Family Night.

 

Both of these programs take place on the second Tuesday of every month and are free thanks to PEEC’s sponsors! New Mexico Bank & Trust sponsors Family Star Parties and Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos sponsors Family Nights.

 

Family Star Party participants will explore Venus, which is now visible in the night sky, and Read More

SFIS To Host Hour Of Code Week Kickoff Monday

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SFIS News:
 
SANTA FE ― The City of Santa Fe has the extraordinary privilege of being selected as the host city for the national kickoff event of Computer Science Education Week (aka Hour of Code), live streamed 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9 from the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS) Everett F. Chavez Pueblo Pavilion.
 
SFIS is partnering with Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the Computer Science Alliance (a new non-profit in NM) to celebrate the 7th Annual Hour of Code.
 
This year, Code.org and CSTA decided to change the message of CS Ed Week and have the opening
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