Events
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NOAA is hosting their annual Hurricane Preparedness Week this week. If you are in danger of being affected by a tropical storm or hurricane this year (that includes all of the Southeast plus many areas beyond it from South Texas to Halifax, Nova Scotia), you need to prepare now for the coming season, because it…
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Many of you have rain gauges (CoCoRaHS or otherwise), work for the National Weather Service or other agencies, or just love watching the weather. Today is your day! We celebrate everyone who observes the weather and reports it via work or citizen science. I have been watching the weather since a tornado came two blocks…
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The 5th National Climate Assessment, released in November, discussed the changes in climate we are observing in the Southeast U. S. You can find the full report at https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/ and the Southeast chapter at https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/22/. I am one of the authors of this chapter. We have been hosting a series of webinars covering the different…
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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 El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture…
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As you know, climatologists start the spring season on March 1, but the astronomical spring (also known as vernal equinox) is associated with the relative locations of the Earth and sun and occurs later. The actual time of the start of astronomical spring this year occurs at 11:06 PM EDT. You can read more at…
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Since the 5th National Climate Assessment was published in November 2023, there have been a number of webinars and other activities that are centered on providing more information about the results of the latest assessment. Here is another event that you might be interested in. The State Climate Office of North Carolina will be hosting…
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Many of you may have watched the solar eclipse in August 2017 as it passed across parts of the Southeast. Even though we did not quite get to totality in Athens, GA, we held a viewing event in the football stadium (thanks to the Athletic Department!) for over 10,000 students and locals to watch as…