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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 production,…
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Here is a handy guide to classifying different types of clouds, as presented by The Weather Channel. Clouds are classified by shape and height and whether or not they are raining (or snowing). The guide will provide you with visual examples of different types of clouds and how they relate to the weather that is…
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If you are interested in hearing more about the impacts of Hurricane Helene on western North Carolina, you may be interested in watching this 80-minute long documentary discussing what led up to the flooding from Helene and the aftermath of the heavy rain, wind, and flooding on communities there. It spends some time at the…
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Last week NOAA’s National Hurricane Center released the final report for Hurricane Helene. The report includes descriptions of the storm’s lifetime, including how it formed and where it went. There is a long section on weather records from the storm as well as a state-by-state description of the impacts from the storm and some representative…
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Earlier this week NOAA released their predictions for what the spring climate will be like. They are calling for dry conditions in the western US and warmer conditions over much of the continental US this spring. This could lead to the expansion of drought there as there is not likely to be enough precipitation to…
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While June 1 seems like a long time from now, spring will pass quickly, so it is time to start thinking about hurricane planning. I am sure that by now you all have your inventories and hurricane evacuation plans in place or will soon! Here are some recent stories about the upcoming hurricane season and…
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If you think it has been cold in the Southeast this year, you might be interested in this story about the coldest cities in the world as posted in the Daily Passport: https://dailypassport.com/where-are-the-worlds-coldest-cities/. The temperatures at each of these cities is much colder than anything we experience in our region, but that does not stop…
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