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Going to the beach in summer is a familiar and beloved annual event for many families in the Southeast. It is also a popular pastime in Europe. The Guardian published a provocative article this week on how changes in climate could affect beach tourism in Europe as the climate continues to warm, and how in…
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Many news sources have been providing stories on the current strong El Nino and its likely impacts on various parts of the world. For example, Discover magazine and many others have compared this El Nino to the record El Nino of 1997-1998, and many scientists feel the current one may end up even stronger than that…
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Late last month a story made the rounds of national newspapers about predictions of a new Little Ice Age that would hit the world in about 15 years, based on some solar research done by scientists in the United Kingdom. One example of the story from AOL.com is available here and a longer-more detailed story at…
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In the last month there have been several stories about bumblebees, a major pollinator, in the media. Here are a couple of the stories. Science Magazine reported on a story about the aerodynamics of bumblebees carrying pollen compared to nectar. Researchers studied the stability in flight of bees carrying nectar, which is held close to…
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The latest Drought Monitor was released this morning and shows a general increase in dry conditions across the region. Drought increased from 18 to 23 percent of the region, while abnormally dry conditions (which include the drought areas) increased from 43 to 53 percent. The small area of extreme drought in south central Georgia was…
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The July 2015 climate summary for Florida is now available at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-july-2015.
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Wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest has entered its high season, and is expected to be worse than usual due to the continuing drought conditions in the region. Here are a few stories about the current season and the terrifying season that Alaska is experiencing this year. Cliff Mass of the University of Washington posted…