Climate science
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Those of you who like exciting movies may be planning to see the movie “Twisters”, which is somewhat an extension of the movie “Twister” from quite a few years ago about storm chasers competing to get the best tornado footage. Here is a discussion about the science in the movie from Dr. Marshall Shepherd of…
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Now that it is November, it is time to start thinking about holiday gifts. If you have a weather nerd in your family (husband, daughter, son, wife, or parent), you might consider giving them a home weather station. The New York Times posted a story this week about some stations they recommend. You can find…
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The fall colors of the trees in my neighborhood in Georgia are really starting to come out, although they are not nearly as close to peak as those in the Southern Appalachian Mountains shown in Facebook images that my friends are posting as they travel up to the northeast this weekend. Fall is one of…
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One of the biggest surprises to me during this past Atlantic hurricane season was just how good the forecast models were. One of the biggest surprises was the new (to me) Google DeepMind AI model, which did an amazing job of forecasting the path of the storms this year and did well at predicting intensity…
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In the past, some corn in the Southeast has been grown for ethanol, although the closing of an ethanol producing plant in Camilla GA in 2020 reduced the market for this. A new ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Soperton GA in 2024 may increase the market for Southeastern corn in the future. Much more corn in…
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Everyone has heard weather sayings that provide guidance on the upcoming weather. There are even some in the Bible! This Readers Digest article describes ten weather sayings that you might have heard from an older relative and discusses whether they are true or not. Can a cricket tell you what the air temperature is? Does…
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We are now past the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which occurs around September 10. But since the season lasts until the end of November, we are definitely not out of the woods yet. This has been an odd season, with no tropical storms in the Gulf at all (at least so far), and…
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Did you know that lasers can be used to help measure sea level? This recent article in Earth.com discusses how lasers are being used to measure one part of sea level rise–the amount of sea level rise that is being caused by water coming off of land. The other part is the expansion of the…