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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…
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The Southern Region Extension Forestry group has a list of forestry-related newsletters that are available for subscription. They cover a variety of topics on southern forestry. You can see the list at https://www.sref.info/news/newsletters.
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In this series I previously mentioned the state climatologists for each state as a source of useful information on climate, agriculture, and any number of other things. If you have a question related to weather or climate (and sometimes astronomy, earthquakes, and animal behavior as well), they have probably heard it. State climatologists have a…
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Now that so many people have smartphones, the use of weather apps has increased dramatically. But you have to be careful using these apps, because sometimes the information they provide, which appears to be based on science, may be more “wish-casting” than forecasting. Dan’s Wild Wild Science blog at the American Geophysical Union has a…