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Today is the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a large ore-carrying freighter that crossed Lake Superior in a strong mid-latitude cyclone (low pressure center) and foundered just before reaching a safe area. The ship disappeared from radar and was found later at the bottom of the lake. All 29 sailors aboard the…
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Earlier this fall EPA announced that they have updated their web resources on climate impacts in the Southeast. You can find information on trends in temperature and precipitation around the region as well as projections for future conditions at https://www.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-southeast.
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In honor of today’s election day (vote!) here are a few distractions from politics… The WunderBlog discusses today’s weather. Weather won’t be a factor in the election this year, but it has in past years. https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/a-mild-tranquil-election-day-on-tap?__prclt=9DqqTXtI The Weather Channel is doing counterprogramming today for those who are sick of hearing about politics. They are offering…
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The National Weather Service is considering making changes to the way forecasts are made and disseminated. According to their press release here, they are planning to “realign staff and functions to deliver weather forecasts and warnings more effectively.” While they say that it will not result in the closure of local NWS offices, it may…
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Here are some fun facts on Halloween tornadoes from ustornadoes.com. No worries about tornadoes today with strong high pressure over the Southeast! https://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/10/28/halloween-tornadoes-the-spooky-historical-facts/.
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For the first time ever in recorded human history, the level of carbon dioxide for the full year was above 400 parts per million. Proxy data tell us that the last time it was at this level was 3.5 million years ago. This was most likely aided by the strong El Niño, since the droughts…
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Earlier this week Al Jazeera published an interesting story about a new facility in southern Australia that grows 15 percent of the entire production of tomatoes in that country without using soil, fresh water and fossil fuels. According to the story, Sundrop Farms explained its sustainable growing methods this way: “Tomatoes are grown hydroponically in…