Do you know what Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is? The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight, which takes into account: temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle and cloud cover (solar radiation). This differs from the heat index, which takes into consideration…
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A new set of maps produced by the research and technology nonprofit First Street Foundation shows that FEMA estimates of areas prone to flooding may be underestimating the number of properties that are at risk by as much as 6 million, which would bring the total number to 14.6 million,…
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Hot off the presses is a new set of guides for hurricane preparation and recovery from the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub. If you are a commercial producer in the Southeast, you are going to want to take a look at these guides to see how you can plan ahead…
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I ran across a couple of interesting climate web sites this week that you might find useful. The first is a web site which shows diurnal climatologies of a variety of weather factors for each month of the year for a selection of cities across the US. “Diurnal” means it…
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In court cases I have worked on in the past, I needed to find the angle of the sun at a certain time of day to see if it was shining in a driver’s eyes or melting ice on an outdoor staircase. Here is a simple web site which will…
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Yesterday I talked about a basic class on weather and climate that is available for adults who are interested in the topic. Today I want to mention a few resources for 4-H that might be useful for kids in grades 3-6. I don’t know anything about pricing (some are free…
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Today is the first day of the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. You are sure to see lots of information on Facebook, Twitter and other sources. I will be retweeting and sharing some of that from my social media accounts. One resource I want to mention is the…
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