Ton Veblen in the field

Tom Veblen Named Distinguished Professor

Nov. 17, 2017

The Department of Geography is very proud to announce Professor of Geography Tom Veblen has been named a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor by the Board of Regents. University of Colorado President Bruce Benson notified Tom of this outstanding honor. From President Bruce Benson's letter to Professor Veblen: "You are...

Geography Department featured in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine

April 27, 2017

"Encompassing South American wildfires, Arctic sea-ice retreat, post-Soviet politics, climate change in Tibet and GIS, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ geographers keep their fingers on the pulse of a changing world" A new article titled "This is not your junior-high geography" by CU's Clint Talbott featuring the Geography Department has been published in...

Tom Veblen selected as 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer

July 28, 2016

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at CU-Boulder. The lectureship honors a tenured faculty member widely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of...

Study: Western forests decimated by pine beetles not more likely to burn

March 25, 2015

Western U.S. forests killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic are no more at risk to burn than healthy Western forests, according to new findings by the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ that fly in the face of both public perception and policy. The CU-Boulder study authors looked at the three...

CU-Boulder researchers’ study shows fire severity has precedence

Sept. 24, 2014

A new study that included researchers at the University of Colorado asserts that despite the series of damaging forest fires across the state in the past decade, they don't represent a dramatic departure from the historical norm. The area of the authors' study encompassed 1.3 million acres of ponderosa pine...

Massive spruce beetle outbreak in Colorado tied to drought, according to new CU study

Oct. 11, 2013

A new ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ study indicates drought high in the northern Colorado mountains is the primary trigger of a massive spruce beetle outbreak that is tied to long-term changes in sea-surface temperatures from the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a trend that is expected to continue for decades. The new...

Monica T. Rother and Thomas T. Veblen receive a Colorado Mountain Club Foundation Fellowship

June 1, 2013

Monica T. Rother and Thomas T. Veblen receive a Colorado Mountain Club Foundation Fellowship

Drought in 2001-2001 Fueled Rocky Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak

Nov. 5, 2012

Results of a new study show that episodes of reduced precipitation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-2002 drought, greatly accelerated a rise in numbers of mountain pine beetles. The overabundance is a threat to regional forests. The research is the first to chart the evolution of the...

Verdict’s still out on pine-beetle-kill fire effects

Oct. 12, 2012

Whizzing along the I-70 corridor into the Rocky Mountains, it's hard not to notice widespread patches of dry, dead, red trees dispersed throughout the steep green hillsides. Whether they are ponderosa pines or lodgepole pines, many of these trees have been killed by insect infestation, most notoriously by pine beetles...

Southern South American wildfires expected to increase

Aug. 22, 2011

A study by Andres Holz and Tom Veblen indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire activity in much of the southern half of South America. See more at CU-Boulder News Center >

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