Climate science
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When I lived in Wisconsin, we said in the summer when it was humid that all that water vapor was from the corn growing in Iowa. Earth.com posted a recent story which described an ongoing experiment to look at changes in clouds due to agricultural irrigation in the Great Plains. The field experiment is called…
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I give talks to a lot of different groups around the state, and find that some groups have very different opinions about climate and climate change than others do. It depends on many things, including how old you are, how and what you produce on your farm, and what your political views are. When you…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center produces long-range forecasts for several time periods, including 6-10 days, 8-14 days, 3-4 weeks, and for one to three months at a time going out to as much as a year ahead. Most of these forecasts provide shading to indicate where the probabilities are tipped towards warmer or colder than normal…
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National Geographic posted an interesting story today on changes in climate that were observed by looking at video footage of a famous Belgian bicycle race that has been held every April since 1929. In looking at the footage of the race, scientists noticed that in the early years of the race, the trees next to…
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Here’s the most interesting story I’ve seen this week. BBC News reported that due to the pervasive drought they have been experiencing, fields are yielding up secret outlines of former fortresses and castles. The fortifications are marked by deeper soils than average, resulting in more moisture and better crops. Green lines and circles in the…
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Today’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap discusses the importance of understanding the risks that we are likely to see from extreme weather on urban and rural infrastructure. This could include changes in the frequency or severity of tropical storms, increases in flooding and the impact on roads, manure lagoons, etc. and higher temperatures…
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Have you ever seen mammatus clouds? They look like pillows of clouds hanging down from the undersides of thunderstorm anvils. Especially noticeable at sunset or any time when there is a low sun angle, but they can occur any time. Some of my friends reported seeing some yesterday with some thunderstorms that passed through Atlanta.…