On June 15, an orientation session spearheaded by Faculty Specialist/CISESS Coordinator Kate Cooney was held at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, welcoming 38 summer interns.
CISESS Scientist Joseph Patton participated in the Spring 2026 Experiment at the Hazardous Weather Testbed Satellite Proving Ground. He assisted and observed NWS forecasters explore new satellite-derived products concerning lightning and enhanced decision-making support services.
CISESS Consortium Scientists Patrick Campbell, Daniel Tong, Youhua Tang (GMU) and coauthors discuss multi-decadal fire activity and how it influences changes in reactive nitrogen emissions across the contiguous United States in their paper recently published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.