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While temperatures trends over time show that we are slowly but surely getting warmer over time, we still get periods of cold and sometimes even record-setting low temperatures. How can this be? What you are seeing is the difference between short-term weather and long-term climate effects, which can provide differences in what you feel on…
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You may have read elsewhere that extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a good thing for plants because it encourages plant growth. It turns out that the science is a bit more complicated than that. Some extra carbon dioxide is beneficial, but only as long as the plant has sufficient water and nutrients to…
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The US Geological Survey has a new online dashboard for their data which is going to be the ongoing major source of all USGS data. It also includes additional data from a number of other sources like the National Weather Service and is supposed to be more mobile-friendly than their previous web site. Brian McCallum…
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On Wednesday the Georgia Climate Project will host a webinar on how Georgia’s changing climate is affecting water resources around the state. You can get more information or register for the webinar at https://www.georgiaclimateproject.org/updates/december-webinar-announcement/.
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The latest global climate summary is now available from NOAA. It shows that for both November and the year to date, this year is the 2nd hottest on record. You can read highlights at https://www.noaa.gov/news/november-and-2020-year-to-date-rank-2nd-hottest-on-record-for-globe or a more complete report at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202011.
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If you follow astronomy, you know that a big event is happening in the sky this month. Jupiter and Saturn are appearing to get closer and closer in the sky. They will be at their closest on December 21, when they will be right next to each other. But you can already see them pretty…
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If you missed attending the Alabama Row Crops Short Course this year, all talks were recorded and are now available. You can check them out at https://cses.auburn.edu/2020-alabama-row-crops-short-course/.
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