Climate science
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With the frigid air and severe impacts hitting the central US last week, there has been a lot of discussion in the news and in the hallways about whether or not climate change is making cold outbreaks like these more likely. One rationale for why it might is that with the Arctic warming up so…
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The latest webinar from the Georgia Climate Project will be held on Friday, February 26 from 11:00 to 12:30 PM online. The correct webinar registration link is below, followed by more information on the list of panelists, including UGA’s Dr. Marshall Shepherd. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TUNbDgirQTyH_OhZwWpHIA?fbclid=IwAR2QY31KWGUKkpKLA1JwqRH1-zogwT481WIh7pruBYdGVEVGUjBVMdq6eps Learn how climate change is impacting Georgia’s weather Georgia’s weather is changing—in…
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If you have been following climate news, you know that NOAA will be updating their 30-year normals for temperature, precipitation, and degree days this year, most likely in May when they finish collecting and quality controlling the data they use to compute the new 1991-2020 statistics. This week NOAA released some more information about what…
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With short days and lots of cloudy days, winter is the time of year when we are most likely to see Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. With cloud cover over the Southeast this week, it could be a big factor in your bad mood. For Alabama and the western half of Georgia, January or February…
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A new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was published on Monday. The researchers in the study found a strong link between planetary warming and pollen seasons. That could mean more misery for allergy-sufferers in the years ahead. The study shows that the combination of warmer air plus more carbon dioxide…
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Here is an interesting article on snowflakes from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In it, my friend and fellow climatologist Dr. Chip Konrad discusses the science of how snowflakes are formed. And then Michael Chitwood, Carolina professor and poet, explores the lyrical wonder of snowflakes. Together they create a beautiful picture of…
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Some of you may know that normal temperatures are averages calculated over a 30-year period. The current “normal” period is 1981-2010, but that is due to change later this year when the climate records for 2020 are finalized after quality control and the new averages are calculated by NOAA. The new normals should be released…