On a warm October day outside of the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, a bus filled with high school students from Bennett Day School pulled into a gravel drive […]

On October 18, 2023, members of CROCUS were joined by President Zaldwaynaka “Z” Scott of Chicago State University to present a progress report to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne […]

This past June, as heavy rains descended on the Chicago-area, it was again the residents and business owners of Chatham who were ground zero for flooding. Streets and sidewalks turned […]

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, CROCUS partners came together for the first “All Hands CROCUS Committee” meeting. The meeting was an opportunity to reflect on goals achieved during the first […]

While climate change may affect us all, there is no “one size fits all” approach to providing communities with solutions to lead healthier and more resilient lives. This is where […]

For the average person looking to navigate the city of Chicago, there is a common piece of advice shared, “follow the grid!” Known as one of the most orderly and […]

There are cold fronts and then there are Pneumonia Fronts, a unique weather phenomenon that happens along the coast of Lake Michigan. The CROCUS Measurement Strategy Team recently captured data on one of these sudden events.

Thousands recently celebrated Argonne’s transformational science at the 2023 Open House, which took place on Saturday, May 20. CROCUS welcomed several of those visitors, who had a chance to explore […]

Friday, May 5th marked a major milestone, with the first CROCUS observational site officially coming online.

On the eve of the first instrument deployment, CROCUS was honored with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) Societal Impact Award.

In the next few years, CROCUS partners will deploy nearly 20 sensor arrays across the city of Chicago to gather more data on the area’s changing climate. So now is the time to get to know the nodes you might see in your area.