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If you watch a lot of disaster movies, you might sometimes wonder where they got information about the events that they used as the premise of the movies. Films like Volcano, Titanic, Twister and Twisters, Earthquake, The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, and many others are based in some way on science, although some more…
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The latest global climate summary for March 2025 was released by NOAA late last week. It shows that nearly the entire globe was above normal in temperature with the exception of a few areas in Antarctica. Sea ice was the second lowest on record for the globe but was the lowest ever for the Arctic.…
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The regional climate centers, including the Southeast Regional Climate Center which provides a variety of weather and climate data as well as other services, are due to be shut down on April 17 due to the significant budget cuts to NOAA and the move away from climate services. Funding for the centers is working its…
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If you are like me, this time of year brings a lot of sneezing, itchy eyes, and coughing as the “pollening” begins. It usually starts with tree pollen like pine and oak and then switches to flowers, grass, and other plant pollens. As the earth’s temperature gets warmer, we are seeing changes to the growing…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that nearly dry conditions will occur this week over most of the region. There could be some light showers on Monday night into Tuesday morning in the mountains and in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, but they are not expected to amount to much. This may continue into…
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NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the United States earlier this week. It showed that most of the region was warmer than normal and drier than normal, although there were some areas that were close to normal. This is generally consistent with the weak La Nina that just ended. You can read more at…
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Golfers who have played golf at Augusta National this week have noticed changes to the course related to Hurricane Helene. Augusta was hit very hard by winds on the right side of Helene and that has apparently caused severe tree loss on the course. These impacts have changed the way some holes can be played.…