Climate science
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The Washington Post posted an article yesterday discussing grass-fed beef and how production methods affect the balance of greenhouse gases like methane. Since cows produce methane as part of the digestion process, and methane can increase global warming by absorbing infrared radiation being given off from the Earth, this is an important question. But it…
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I don’t know about you, but I am ready for spring. But while we’re waiting for the next storm to hit northern parts of the Southeast tomorrow, here are a few stories about winter storms that might be of interest to you. Yahoo News has a story colorfully entitled “Why it’s so freaking cold” about…
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The single most important atmospheric oscillation that affects the climate in the Southeast is the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. You can refresh your memory of what an El Nino is by clicking here. NOAA’s climate blog has a new entry that explains why the El Nino forecast this year appeared to fail (or “bust” as meteorologists…
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Vox.com had an interesting article this week which discussed the history of the Fahrenheit and Centigrade temperature scales and why the US is the only major country that still uses the Fahrenheit scale. You might enjoy reading about the controversy here. Marshall Shepherd, UGA Geography professor, posted a blog article this morning discussing the topic and…
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The Georgia State Climatologist, Bill Murphey, has let me know that their office has a new website address. You can find them at https://epd.georgia.gov/office-state-climatologist.
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One of the frequent claims of climate change skeptics is that climate scientists are making up or falsifying data to make it appear that the Earth is warming. You may have heard this from some of your own clients who based their beliefs on stories promoted in some media outlets. However, this “zombie theory” has…
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After my post earlier this week about atmospheric rivers, I was pleased to see that the blog of EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) also posted a story on atmospheric rivers, also know as the “Pineapple Express”. You can read their blog posting and view a neat animation at https://blogs.extension.org/edenotes/2015/02/11/weather-wednesday-the-pineapple-express/