Events
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Is the sun getting you up earlier and earlier? That is because we are near the summer solstice, the period of time when the sun is the farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere sky, rises the earliest and sets the latest. It also marks the start of astronomical summer. June 20 is this year’s summer…
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Earlier this week I participated in a talk about “Building Resilience in Georgia: Perspectives on Weather and Water” to the Georgia Conservancy on Facebook Live. I covered historical climate trends in Georgia including temperature and precipitation changes we have seen over time and described the Georgia Climate Project and the work that I am doing…
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If you are interested in learning more about the weather, you might enjoy this free class on the introduction to weather and climate offered by the Royal Meteorological Society. It’s based on weather in the UK, but it’s really not much different than here in the US. You can read more and sign up at…
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Southeast Climate WebinarSoutheast Climate Monthly Webinar + Hurricane OutlookTuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic…
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The National Hurricane Conference is online this week Monday through Thursday. There are a bunch of talks discussing evacuation plans and successes, the outlook for the 2020 season, how to communicate about flood insurance and evacuation plans, and how to prepare your community for hurricane season. You can see the full list at https://hurricanemeeting.com/virtual-session-agenda/. If…
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When I was applying to graduate schools a long time ago, I visited the University of Chicago and met one of the world’s most famous tornado researchers, Dr. Ted Fujita. Even though I did not go to school there, I remained in awe of his amazing research on how tornadoes form and move. So I…
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This is your last chance (at least for now) to help design the new Drought Dashboard for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. Even if you are not right in the basin, if you are near it and want a web site which will provide you with an overview of available weather and climate information for the…
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