Climate science
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Here’s a map I found on Twitter recently showing the record 3-day snowfall event for each part of the country, updated to include the storm from last weekend. It could be worse! I also read an article today in USA Today which discussed the increase in blizzards over time across the US. Research by geographer…
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If you’ve ever been out in an area covered by a significant snowfall, you may have noticed the “hush” that often occurs. Some of the quietness is probably due to the lack of traffic on nearby streets, but snow actually has a sound-deadening effect. You can read more about it here at the University of…
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If you have been following the national news, you know that a big storm is cranking up over the Southeast today and will move northeast over the Atlantic states, bringing 20-30 inches of snow to the DC area. Here is a great article from the Capital Weather Gang which explains why the storm is so…
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Today parts of the Southeast are experiencing freezing rain, sleet and snow in some locations. This storm is expected to move up the East Coast and bring blizzard conditions to the Washington DC area. Paul Huttner of Minnesota Public Radio posted an entry on his blog this week reminding us to look for the beauty…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina posted a blog entry this morning describing two big cold air outbreaks that affected the Southeast in the past. They point out that temperature drops of 30 F or more can occur as cold fronts pass through the region, bringing damaging freezes and wintry precipitation to the area.…
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I am often asked about the difference between temperatures measured from surface-based instruments and satellite-based temperature measurements. This article in The Guardian (if you can get past the politics) does a good job of explaining the difference between the two ways of measuring global temperature and some of the shortfalls of each approach. The biggest…
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If you are looking for ways to explain El Niño to producers or your parents or children, you might be interested in two recent resources on El Niño that I found online. The World Meteorological Organization has a simple 3-minute video tutorial which explains what El Niño is and how it affects global climate at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v92Iqihct98.…