Climate science
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Have you ever heard the term “flash drought” and wondered where it came from? It turns out that it has only been around for about 20 years, but is being used more and more to describe a drought that comes on quickly and severely. If you are interested, you might like to read this article…
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Here is an educational resource for middle school teachers and others who work with kids that age. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with six other federal agencies—National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA, NASA, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management—developed a kit to aid educators in teaching how climate…
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I’ve heard many complaints about this year’s winter forecast and how far off it was. Here is an excellent discussion of how seasonal forecasts are made and how they can be off. They show that for what we knew in November, a typical La Nina pattern was the most reasonable forecast. The things that changed…
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Last week’s Georgia Climate Project webinar on how climate change is affecting Georgia’s weather is now available for viewing on their YouTube Channel. It features several speakers talking about how the climate of the Southeast is changing and how it is affecting weather patterns in the area. You can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArWjO110F6A&list=PL9kAedrE5bBHj8u3lIzsi1JmBHjne5LRF&index=5. You can…
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Today is March 1, and that means that it is now climatological spring. What a crazy winter it has been! Climatologists tie the start of spring to the beginning March for a number of reasons. Originally it was done for convenience when people had to do their climate average calculations by hand, but now you…
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Last week I had the honor of testifying before the House Agriculture Committee on the topic of “Climate Change and the US Agriculture and Forestry Sectors.” It was a long hearing that lasted almost five hours. My key points from the testimony are below. If you are interested in hearing the full hearing, you can…
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I have many friends who share stories about climate and agriculture with me via social media and email. Here are several stories I have read in the news and their posts lately related to climate that you might find interesting. National Science Foundation: Tree rings and Iceland’s Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate…