Events
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There have been many stories published about the upcoming solar eclipse in August 2017, which will be visible across the Southeast. You can see a movie of what it will look like at your location by going to https://eclipsemega.movie/simulator?lat=31.45046290000001&lng=-83.50849729999999 and entering your location in the box.
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Do you have a story about the value of federal climate data to your work that you are willing to share? Scientists are compiling stories about how valuable the climate centers, the USDA Agricultural Statistics Service, the Drought Monitor and other federal agency products are to your activities as a farmer, extension agent, or agribusiness…
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In the FY 2018 budget submitted to Congress, program funding for the Regional Climate Centers (RCC) was reduced by 82%. With this reduced level of funding the RCCs will not be able to respond to customer phone requests, collect current weather and climate information, and provide an active website that includes value-added climate information and…
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Today marks the first day of summer for meteorologists. Summer is officially June, July and August in the climatologist’s calendar. It is also the first day of the Atlantic tropical storm season, which looks like it could be a bit more active than usual. Here’s a graph showing the average temperature trend for the Southeast…
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Twenty-five years ago this coming August 24, my meteorologist husband and I were in Wisconsin glued to the television as Hurricane Andrew came onshore just south of Miami, packing powerful winds. His aunt lived on Key Biscayne, which missed the eye of the storm by less than ten miles (fortunately, she was well inland at…
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This week is NOAA’s Hurricane Preparedness Week. Do you know what to do if a hurricane or tropical storm is forecast for your area? What can you do to plan ahead? The NWS offices in the Southeast are putting out tips all week in preparation for the official start of the Atlantic Tropical Season on…
