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The sound of the wind is described by many names around the world. This essay on the names of the desert wind is a couple of years old but I think a very poetic way to describe the weather that dominates an area with little rain. You can read it at https://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/inyo/the-hundred-names-of-the-desert-wind.html
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Another “great” historical weather event happened in February 1899 when a frigid airmass moved from west to east through the country, dropping temperatures and causing the deaths of over 100 people as well as killing numerous livestock and destroying numerous crops, including a large number of orchards in Georgia. You can read more about this…
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Chris Robbins’ blog at iWeatherNet.com noted that today is the birthday of the National Weather Service. Here is how his entry begins: “The Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, was established on February 9, 1870 by the 41stUnited States Congress and signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. On March 29, 1870, the…
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There have been a number of articles published lately on the impacts of warming temperatures that are already being observed on different animal species. Yesterday I published a blog article on the impacts on ocean species. Today I will focus on the impacts of changing climate on chickens and livestock and on cats and dogs.…
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In honor of the Super Bowl festivities today, here are some statistics on the weather extremes of past Super Bowl events, compiled by William Schmitz of the Southeast Regional Climate Center. SUPER BOWL EXTREMES 17 of the past 50 Bowls have been played outdoors, leaving it up to Mother Nature to add the element of…
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Even though the final totals for January 2016 are not yet in, it’s clear that January is likely to rank in the top ten wettest for Florida since records began in 1895. The ranking map below from the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s Perspectives tool shows the number of stations in the state that are ranked…
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El Niño has been strongly affecting the climate of the Southeast for the past few months, leading to our current wet conditions. While temperatures in December were much warmer than expected for an El Niño winter, since then the Southeast has cooled down to more normal values. Cloudiness this year has also been an issue…