Pam Knox
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NOAA released their monthly summary for November this week. It shows that overall, November was the 5th warmest on record for the globe. The fall period September to November 2016 was the second warmest on record after last year’s El Niño-enhanced temperatures. With one month to go, the year to date is still on pace…
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The Carolina Climate Connection newsletter that was recently published has a lengthy article on the Southeast drought that you might find interesting. It includes information on the causes of the drought and the visible and hidden impacts the drought has caused. You can view the newsletter at https://www.cisa.sc.edu/Newsletter/CCC%20Newsletter_4th%20Quarter%202016.pdf.
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NOAA has released its latest quarterly report for the climate of the Southeast, covering September through November. It was produced by the Southeast Regional Climate Center. You can access the two page fact sheet summary at https://www.cisa.sc.edu/PDFs/2016%20Fall%20SER%20Quarterly%20Overview.pdf.
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According to Drovers newsletter, Global methane emissions from agriculture and other sources have surged in recent years, threatening efforts to slow climate change, an international study has found. According to the study, methane production surged in 2007 and grew rapidly in 2014 and 2015. The causes of the surge are not well understood but are being…
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If you get questions about how we know that the earth is warming but the people who ask don’t want to hear about computer models or climate data, you might be interested in this recent blog post from Skeptoid. The audio track and transcript explain the basic physics behind the calculations of temperature on a planet…
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The Inertia published a news story this week describing a detailed new video of the oceanic and atmospheric circulation in the Pacific Ocean in El Niño and La Niña conditions. Most of you already know that both El Niño and La Niña affect the climate here in the Southeast, especially in winter. If you have…
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The air temperature map today from the Georgia Weather Network shows the strong gradient in temperature across the state. Strong winds from the southwest ahead of the front are bringing temperatures of low 80s into east-central Georgia right now (probably breaking a few records) but will be replaced in a few hours by much colder…
Posted in: Interesting weather images