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The North Carolina State Climatology office published a blog this morning which discussed several well-known climate folklore and what they predict for winter. Based on several predictors, winter is projected to be cold and snowy. But how accurate are they? Read the answer at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=104&h=5666e5c1.
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The Packer published an article this week describing the impact of recent climate on the strawberry market. The article states that a heat wave in California in October brought on fruit faster than expected, but since then cooler weather has cut volumes, decreasing supplies and increasing demand. Production in southern California, Mexico and Florida are…
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Two recent studies have looked at changes in climate which could occur in the future if global warming trends continue. In one study, described in this article in Phys.org, scientists used coral growth rings in the remote island of Kiribati to compare with measured temperature and salinity patterns in the western Pacific to find a…
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A recent study of perceptions of climate change (published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society) shows that there are significant differences between attitudes of scientists and agricultural producers on the causes of climate change. Over 90 percent of scientists are sure that climate change is occurring and more than 50 percent attribute it…
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If you like to follow social media on your computer or smart phone, you might want to check out this list of social media web sites provided by National Weather Service offices across the Southeast. Most of these offices provide weather updates, storm information and other weather-related information through Facebook and Twitter. Here is the…
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The cool conditions continue for at least the next week. Rain is expected to move into the area on Sunday night and last through Monday, bringing up to 1.5 inches to some areas. After that, even colder air moves into the state, with the possibility of breaking record low maximum temperatures on Tuesday and low…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that abnormally dry conditions have expanded in the Southeast. Most of the increase is in the Carolinas, where abnormally dry conditions have spread across much of those states. But other areas are also seeing the effects of the lack of rainfall as well. So far in Athens GA…
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