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NOAA reported this week that they have detected an increase in the production of chemicals that were banned due to their impact on high-altitude ozone. This indicates that someone has begun producing it again. The study narrows it down to somewhere most likely in eastern Asia. This is bad news…
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NASA released their monthly climate summary for the globe today. It shows that for the earth as a whole, this is the third warmest April in 138 years of record, falling below only 2016 and 2017. Note that the only place on earth that was below the long-term average this…
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The National Weather Service puts out local storm reports for events like high winds, tornadoes and hail in text form, but that is not always useful when you are trying to find severe weather at specific locations. This interactive map for the Southeast will provide severe weather reports that you…
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If you are ever asked about how climate is changing in the Southeast (and it is, although it is more subtle than some other parts of the US), then here is an excellent web site which provides links to several different resources. You can visit it at https://www.globalchange.gov/explore/southeast-caribbean. I do…
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Phys.org posted a article at the beginning of May on the terrible droughts that have occurred in Australia in recent years. According to tree ring and other paleoclimate studies, these droughts may have been the worst that continent experienced in the last 800 years. You can see a good video…
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I am pleased to announce that I am the new interim director of the Georgia Weather Network, replacing Dr. Ian Flitcroft who is retiring this week. Dr. Flitcroft and Dr. Donn Shilling of the UGA Crop and Soil Sciences Department have worked together to leave the weather network in excellent…
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The maps for the temperature and precipitation departures from normal for the month of May so far show that for most parts of the Southeast, temperatures are above normal and precipitation is below normal. Temperatures should stay above normal for most of the next month, so May is likely to…
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