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How do you test construction techniques to see if they can stand up to extreme winds? You use something called a wind tunnel that can subject test buildings to winds of 200 mph or more. How do the wind tunnels work? This article from National Geographic describes a new wind tunnel at Florida International called…
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For those of you who would like more information about what the summer solstice is, EarthSky has a great article with all the details that you can read here.
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Happy solstice and happy summer to those of you who follow the astronomical calendar! EarthSky has a great article describing why sunsets are the longest near the summer solstice. I hope you all get the chance to see some great sunsets and sunrises in the next few weeks. Enjoy every minute!
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After a cooler weekend, we are expecting to experience much higher temperatures later in the week. Humidity levels will be somewhat lower than last week, so nights should be a little cooler than we saw earlier, but still at the record-setting temperatures we are expecting (record for this time of year, not all-time), heat stress…
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The latest global climate summary for May 2022 is now available from NOAA. It showed that May was the 9th warmest since records began 143 years ago, but it was also the coolest May since 2013. In part this was due to the continuing La Nina, which has a large pool of colder than normal…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that large parts of the region will see almost no rain this week. The exceptions will be the Florida Peninsula and parts of North Carolina and Virginia. After a slightly cooler and less humid weekend with no rain, temperatures will climb into dangerous conditions by Tuesday for much of…
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Farm Progress posted a story based on some new research that shows the relationships between cloudy conditions and reductions in corn yield based on growth stage that corn growers might be interested in. It can also affect stalk quality and strength. Even though rainfall and temperature are both important, the amount of sunlight that the…