Events
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Video and slides now available at Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar: July 25, 2023 | Drought.gov. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El…
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After several months with no monthly webinar, it will be making a comeback on Tuesday, February 24, at 10 am EST/9 am CST. That’s today if you get the digest in your email! Even if you can’t make it, you can still view it later online. This month in addition to our regular features, we…
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February 5th is National Weatherperson’s Day. The day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of Americas first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784. You can read more at https://www.weather.gov/cae/NationalWeatherpersonsDay. Today I celebrate all of my friends, colleagues,…
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Even though climatological winter has already begun as of December 1, today marks the start of astronomical winter based on the earth’s position relative to the sun. You can watch an interesting video about this year’s winter solstice at EarthSky at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTy2oDxGAuM. From here on, the days begin to get longer again and the sun…
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Note: I am posting this announcement at the request of the Institute of Disaster Management at the University of Georgia. They are hoping to host some engaging public conversations to learn how people experience and interpret emergency alerts, and gather feedback to improve them. What do you wish alerts told you during an emergency? The…
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The latest Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT/ 9AM CDT online. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like…
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Monday, September 1, marks the beginning of climatological fall, which includes the time period from September 1 through November 30. You might know the astronomical fall season starts later in September when the equinox occurs, but climatologists use the calendar months because they most closely represent the midpoints between the warmest three months and the…
