Wisconsin state climatologist Steve Vavrus hopes his revitalized office through UW-Madison can offer research to help workers most susceptible to climate change — farmers, maple syrup tappers, herd managers — make decisions that help them increase their yields or keep animals healthy.
Maple syrup is a kitchen staple and a mainstay of your weekend brunch, but have you ever wondered how it's made? Jeremey Solin, owner of Tapped Maple Syrup in northern Wisconsin, walks us through the process from sap to syrup.
Real-time weather data, culled from instruments atop the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building on the campus of UW-Madison, is displayed in the lobby of the building. The Rural Partnerships Institute will help fund a mesonet of 90 weather stations, with at least one in each Wisconsin county.
A weather station on the roof of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building on the campus of UW-Madison monitors local conditions in Madison. Steve Vavrus, the state's climatologist, officially took over the role in September.
Steve Vavrus, the climatologist for the state of Wisconsin, may have started a Purdue Boilermaker, but he's been a Badger for decades — long enough that he's now referencing his own climate data from 30 years ago to examine how Wisconsin's climate has changed.
Wisconsin state climatologist Steve Vavrus hopes his revitalized office through UW-Madison can offer research to help workers most susceptible to climate change — farmers, maple syrup tappers, herd managers — make decisions that help them increase their yields or keep animals healthy.
Real-time weather data, culled from instruments atop the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building on the campus of UW-Madison, is displayed in the lobby of the building. The Rural Partnerships Institute will help fund a mesonet of 90 weather stations, with at least one in each Wisconsin county.
A weather station on the roof of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Building on the campus of UW-Madison monitors local conditions in Madison. Steve Vavrus, the state's climatologist, officially took over the role in September.
Steve Vavrus, the climatologist for the state of Wisconsin, may have started a Purdue Boilermaker, but he's been a Badger for decades — long enough that he's now referencing his own climate data from 30 years ago to examine how Wisconsin's climate has changed.
