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Our planet Earth will be farthest from the sun in its annual orbit on Saturday, July 4 at 7:35 am EDT. This is called aphelion and it comes in the middle of Northern Hemisphere summer and Southern Hemisphere winter. The distance of the earth from the sun has very little to do with our temperatures…
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Today is Asteroid Day in remembrance of the impact of an asteroid (some thing a comet instead) in a remote area of Russia called Tunguska on this date in 1908. The blast of the explosion when it hit knocked down an estimated 80 million trees over an area of 830 square miles in eastern Siberia.…
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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…