Events
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I don’t usually post obituaries on this blog, but wanted to mention the passing of Dr. Jim O’Brien, retired from Florida State University. Dr. O’Brien worked for over 40 years studying climate variability and its impacts on the Southeast. He helped found COAPS at FSU and served for a time as the Florida State Climatologist.…
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While climatologists celebrated the return to autumn several weeks ago, the rest of the world is celebrating the start of astronomical fall today at 10:21 am EDT. Here are some stories about the autumnal equinox and the migration of birds. Enjoy those cooler temperatures soon! EarthSky: All you need to know about the September equinox…
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Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Coastal Division is hosting a workshop November 2-3 on Jekyll Island GA. The conference web site is at https://coastalgadnr.org/ClimateConference. Here is some information about the conference from their web site. I’ll be presenting there on agriculture and climate but there are many other great speakers as well. Prepare, Respond, and Adapt:…
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The NC Forest Service and the the NC Wildlife Resources Commission have teamed up with NC State University Extension Forestry, with support from the USDA Forest Service, to offer forest landowners these special 2-hour workshops with dinner. If you have managed forestland in the areas around Holly Shelter Game Lands, Angola Bay and Bear Gardens…
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Even though astronomers use the autumnal equinox as the marker for the official start of fall, climatologists use September 1. Historically it made calculations a lot easier and better represents the transition from the three hottest months to the cooler fall. And just in time comes some cooler weather, which you should see in the…
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CLN and ANREP Climate Science Initiative (CSI) Join Forces for a New Webinar Series The Climate Learning Network has teamed up with ANREP CSI to present a new fall webinar series which kicks off with The Northeast Regional Climate Hub’s Erin Lane and our own Dan Geller discussing new efforts in online climate resources. CLN/CSI…
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Here are a list of a few online and in-person courses that I have seen listed in recent weeks. The Warnell School of Forestry at UGA is offering an in-person course on “Managing Forest Health, Wildlife and Productivity” on October 4-5 in Athens, GA. Course content will center on landscape-scale forest health issues related to…