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Did you know that the National Weather Service is about to update their radar web site? If you use it already, you may have seen notices that the old site is going away because Flash is also going away. Their new improved web site launches this week. You can learn more about the new site…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, show that abnormally dry (D0) conditions have expanded in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina in the past week. This was expected due to the lack of big rain-makers and is likely to continue to expand over the next few weeks under our current La Nina conditions. Rain…
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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.
Posted in: Climate summaries