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image: Fieldwork is the first step in the pathway to mitigating the impacts of severe weather. CIWRO researchers transform fieldwork data into discoveries that drive developments in forecasting. NORMAN, OK – The University of Oklahoma will receive up to $220 million over five years from the U. S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue the life-saving weather research led by the OU-NOAA Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO). The partnership, which began in 1978, marks its fifth decade with this renewal, extending the research partnership between OU and NOAA through Sept. 2031.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researcher Isaiah Santistevan led the development of three-dimensional simulations exploring how a nuclear device could deflect or disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth. Credit: Blaise Douros/LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers are developing three-dimensional simulations to examine how a nuclear device could be used to deflect or potentially disrupt an asteroid threatening Earth.