Events

  • Exactly one year from today, a large part of the United States will see a solar eclipse of the sun as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.  The path of totality will pass directly over northeast Georgia and most of South Carolina. There was a lot of publicity about the eclipse today,…

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  • If you are interested in beef cattle and how they are affected by changes in climate, you might be interested in this upcoming webinar from Great Plains Grazing, a group of Oklahoma extension agents and research specialists committed to adapt grazing strategies to changing conditions. Register now for our August webinar! “Does Climate Change Your Plate”…

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  • The Southern Region Extension Forestry folks have posted reminders of two upcoming forestry workshops on their Facebook page today. The Appalachian Wood Energy Innovations conference will be held August 24-26 in Asheville NC.  Here’s the description from their event webpage: “Participants attending this event will hear from industry, federal agency and university experts on woody…

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  • NOAA released their annual “State of the Climate” report today for 2015, and it confirms that 2015 was the warmest year ever recorded on Earth.  This year’s warmth was helped by the strong El Niño which also warmed the Pacific Ocean.  You can read about it in NOAA’s Climate.gov newsletter here.  You can see a…

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  • Today is a transition day for Dr. Ryan Boyles, the North Carolina State Climatologist who has been one of the most active state climatologists in the country and who was featured on this blog in July 2015.  Ryan is moving to the Department of the Interior’s Southeast Climate Science Center and will serve there as…

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  • It’s time to celebrate America’s 240th year of independence!  Hope you have a restful and refreshing day with family and friends.

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  • Aug 11, 2016 | Workshop: AgWeather Solutions for Agriculture in North Central Florida | Citra, FL This event will cover: Climate Basics Climate Risk Tools in Agriculture AgWeather Solutions for Plant Diseases AgWeather Solutions for Vegetable Production Seasonal Climate Outlook When: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where: UF/IFAS Plant Science Research…

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