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While I have been away, I’ve read lots of interesting stories about weather and climate in the news. Here are a few I really liked, in no particular order. Forbes.com: Five social media posts about weather that need to go away in 2020 Yale Climate Connections: The case for growing lettuce in New England, even…
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I am shutting down the blog temporarily while I travel for the holidays to spend time with family and friends. Ii will continue to post things on Facebook and Twitter. Hope that you all have a wonderful season of lights and joy! I’ll be back on New Year’s Day with a brief summary of 2019…
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Late this evening we will officially be at the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. You can read more about this year’s event at the links below. For astronomy types, it marks the beginning of winter. EarthSky: The December solstice is coming Vox: Ten things to know about the…
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A strong Gulf low pressure center will bring copious rain to parts of the Southeast over the next few days. Virginia should be largely missed by the rain event. Several inches could fall in some areas, and windy conditions and strong waves are also likely. After that storm leaves, the rest of the week should…
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Scientific American recently posted an article describing a new study that shows an increase in highly amplified jet stream patterns which can lock into place for long periods. This can lead to simultaneous droughts and associated food shortages in different parts of the world, especially important grain-producing areas. If this continues to occur, that would…
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The latest outlook for January 2020 and beyond came out earlier this week from the Climate Prediction Center. It shows that January is leaning towards wetter than normal conditions but that there is no signal in temperature. For the January through March period, the long-term trend towards warmer than normal conditions is likely to occur…
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The North Carolina Climate Office has been posting recaps of the years in the 2010’s on Twitter and their blog in the last two weeks. Today’s version includes the full decade including a first look at 2019. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=307&h=5666e5c1.