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If you are interested in learning more about the weather, you might enjoy this free class on the introduction to weather and climate offered by the Royal Meteorological Society. It’s based on weather in the UK, but it’s really not much different than here in the US. You can read more and sign up at…
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Now that we are officially in the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s a great time to think about your homeowners’ insurance. Your policy may not cover as much damage from tropical storms as you think, and probably does not cover floods at all. Before we hit the main part of the season beginning in August, it’s…
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You can find the latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina now available from the North Carolina Climate Office at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=317&h=5666e5c1.
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Southeast Climate WebinarSoutheast Climate Monthly Webinar + Hurricane OutlookTuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic…
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The broad center of Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on the central Louisiana coast about 6 pm EDT on Sunday June 7. In a lot of the Southeast, the biggest impact was cloud cover. But in Florida and the very southern parts of Georgia and Alabama, heavy rain also fell. The highest amount in Georgia…
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You can find the Southeast Regional Climate Center’s latest monthly climate summary for May 2020 for the Southeast at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportMay2020.pdf.
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According to The Nature Conservancy, more than one third of all US forests are stewarded by individuals and families, including those in the Southeast. Those groups are often overlooked when it comes to fighting climate change through sequestration of carbon. But now there are groups that are partnering with these families and small landowners to…