Messaging is an important part of how weather risks, climate science and changing climate are communicated to the public. But it can be hard to pick the most effective way to communicate these messages. A recent survey of residents of coastal South Florida shows that it can be difficult to…
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This has been a crazy week for weather in the Southeast, and especially in Georgia where we saw inches of rain, record warm conditions, and this morning, snow in northern parts of the state (including just less than an inch at my house in Athens). What is going on with…
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When it rains, it pours. Or so it seems this week. Last week brought heavy rains to northern parts of the area, causing flooding along many rivers. Next week looks like more of the same, with forecasts of several more inches in northern parts of the region, although most of…
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If you are interested in watching a video about how climate is changing in Florida and the Southeast, you can’t do better than view this recorded presentation by State Climatologist David Zierden speaking to student journalists at the University of Florida. It has a few audio and visual issues since…
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The latest NOAA climate summary was published yesterday for January 2020. It shows that the month was the 5th warmest January on record. The month was also in the top third of all years in rainfall. You can read more at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202001.
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that while recent rains have reduced the area of abnormally dry conditions in North Carolina and Florida, there has been a slight expansion of moderate drought from Florida into far southern Georgia as they received little rain in the last week. We will…
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I was recently interviewed by Emily Cabrera of UGA on how I think the recent weather and the expected climate for the next couple of months will affect spring production and planting. This wet and warm weather will definitely have some impacts on producers going into the next growing season….
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