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Title: New Oceans and Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate: Findings from the Fourth National Climate Assessment Presenter(s): Jeff Payne, Director, Office of Coastal Management, NOAA, and Andy Pershing, Chief Scientific Officer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute Date & Time: 16 July 2019 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET You can get more information on…
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The Conversation had an interesting article this week looking at how yields of different crops are changing as the climate is getting warmer. Over the globe, yields are decreasing under warmer conditions, but it varies from place to place. Regions that are farther north are benefiting from the warmer conditions by increasing the length of…
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A recent story making the rounds online tries to pair cities by taking one city (for example London) and looking at its projected 2050 temperature to find another city with a current climate that matches what London’s is expected to be according to climate projections. The city London was paired with was Barcelona in Spain.…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that most of the rain in the eastern US this week is linked to current TS Barry (which could briefly become a hurricane as it makes landfall later today). Subsiding air around Barry’s circulation should keep most of the Southeast dry as it passes to our west. The biggest…
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NOAA’s Climate blog posted a story earlier this week on the increase that has been seen in the US (and elsewhere) in heavy precipitation events. As warmer temperatures allow more moisture to evaporate into the air, it becomes “juicier” and more likely to produce heavy rain in downpours. This trend is likely to continue in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning shows that spotty rain showers have reduced drought coverage slightly in North and South Carolina and Georgia, but the lack of rain has increased drought in Alabama and the Florida panhandle. No big changes from last week, though. The next week is expected to see light to moderate…
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The circulation that drifted south off the coast from Georgia is now slowly gaining structure and is expected to become Tropical Storm Barry within the next day. Very warm water in the eastern Gulf will help the circulation spin up to a TS and potentially even a hurricane if it moves westward over the warm…