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The North Carolina State Climate Office has a new map product that allows you to plot maps of trends in temperature and precipitation over selected time periods across North Carolina and the Southeast. The map shows positive and negative trends for individual stations across a time period you choose and tells you if the trend…
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If you missed the monthly webinar on climate in the Southeast earlier this week, you can read highlights and view a video of the webinar at https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-8. That site will also provide you with a link to sign up for future monthly climate webinars, which are held at 10 am ET on the second Tuesday…
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Here is a listing for a webinar on agriculture, water and climate that is being offered by the Longmont CO science museum on Thursday October 14 at 7:15 pm MDT (9:15 pm Eastern Time and 8:15 pm Central Time). According to their website, “The Earth system is interconnected, and the water cycle is one important…
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It’s a little early to talk about suggestions for holiday presents, but I got this list of climate fiction books from Outside magazine in my email today and thought I would jump in. With supply issues likely to be a problem as we get closer to Christmas, you might want to get a headstart on…
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If you like your climate forecasts in podcast form, you will enjoy listening to this podcast from the Alabama Crops Report featuring David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist. He discusses the current climate situation, the Atlantic tropical season, and La Nina and the outlook for the rest of the year. It’s about 17 minutes long…
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Here is another weather-related lesson plan, this one for younger grades from NASA. In it, the students design and build their own rain gauges to measure daily rainfall. This teaches them about engineering skills as well as a better understanding of how to measure rain. You can view more information and download a teachers’ guide…
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Reuters posted a story this week on how one vineyard owner in France is increasing his income and improving his wines by putting solar panels above his grapevines. The solar panels produce energy that can be used or sold. The panels provide shade to the vines to help keep them cooler in warming weather. The…
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