August 2020
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If you work with groups that are mostly Spanish speakers, you may find this web site on hurricane safety from Florida International University to be useful. It contains information on hurricane preparation, products from the National Hurricane Center, and what to do after a hurricane passes, all in Spanish. Some local groups also provide their…
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Massive Science posted a timely story about how rising sea levels are endangering small towns along the Louisiana coast. The price of saving one town–a staggering billion dollars. How do we decide which areas to save and which to abandon as the sea level continues to rise? In the case of Louisiana, the coast is…
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As TS Laura continues its path through the US and turns towards the east over the next couple of days, the Southeast will continue to be in the right front quadrant of the storm. That means that there will be ample fuel for rain showers and some potential isolated severe weather as Laura moves through…
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As a climatologist, I am always trying to understand more about how climate impacts other aspects of the economy, and especially how it affects agriculture. So I found this article on how the weather affects the ability of corn to pollinate to be fascinating, because I learned more about how the process works. Sometimes even…
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Today’s Drought Monitor shows that all of the lingering drought has been removed from the Southeast, although there are still a few small areas where residual abnormally dry conditions still exist. But large parts of the western US are in bad drought conditions. Where can you go to get more drought information? The National Integrated…
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As I write this at 9:48 pm on the 26th, Major Hurricane Laura is just a few hours from making landfall as expected near Lake Charles LA and the border with Texas. It is just shy of a category 5 storm and could reach that before it makes landfall. In size and intensity, Laura is…
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With all of the thunderstorm activity we have been having, many people have noted the high frequency of lightning. But there are a lot of misconceptions about lightning that may make people’s behavior in thunderstorms more hazardous. EarthSky presents five myths about lightning and why they are false here.