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With all the news stories about Boston’s incredible snowfall and the frigid conditions in the Northeast, you’d think that the US is having a much colder than normal winter. But USA Today points out that while the Northeast is having one of its snowiest and chilliest winters on record, out west they are basking under…
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The storm that will be moving into the Southeast over the next few hours has been watched closely by meteorologists for potential impacts that could negatively affect folks here in the Southeast. Early models indicated that there was a possibility for snow which excited a lot of my friends here in the South. Yesterday, new…
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One of the frequent claims of climate change skeptics is that climate scientists are making up or falsifying data to make it appear that the Earth is warming. You may have heard this from some of your own clients who based their beliefs on stories promoted in some media outlets. However, this “zombie theory” has…
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This should be a big week for wet weather in a lot of the Southeast, with the exception of south Florida. Saturday will be the nicest day in the week for most of the area, and then things get interesting with the next blast of cold air moving into the region on Saturday night into…
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The latest issue of the Southeast Climate Consortium newsletter is now available here. The Southeast Climate Consortium (SECC) is a group of scientists from a number of universities around the Southeast who study aspects of climate, agriculture and water around the region. This month the newsletter highlights the Tri-State Row Crop group workshop held earlier…
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The Climate Prediction Center and numerous other groups are warning of a potential winter storm which is expected to impact parts of the Southeast early next week. The forecast models are in agreement that a significant winter storm is likely to occur, although they are still evolving on which areas will experience snow and which…
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The Southeast as a whole has been cool and relatively dry for the month of February so far. The notable exception is the Florida Peninsula, which is much wetter than average due to the passage of numerous storms across the area so far this month. The dry conditions have slightly expanded the area of the…