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As we approach the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, I am seeing many stories in my social media feeds about the anniversaries of past tropical systems that have affected the Southeast. Here is one remembrance of TS Bonnie from the State Climate Office of North Carolina discussing why Bonnie has been overlooked in the…
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If you think you might need climate data but are not sure what you need or where to get it, NOAA has produced a simple primer that provides answers to some of your basic questions about weather and climate data. Check it out at Climate.gov at https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/primer/climate-data-primer. If you are still stuck after that, let me…
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Scientists for the past 100 or more years have known that the climate is changing due to the addition of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Basic physics tells us that if you add more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, things are going to warm up. And we know that most (but not all) of the…
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Did you know that NASA’s satellites can identify surface fires from space? They use the thermal imaging wavelength band to find hotspots that correspond with fires that are either wildfires or are human-set burns in agricultural areas. NASA produces a map which shows these fires across the globe. You can read more about the map…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will experience below-normal rainfall for the next week. Only the Florida peninsula will see significant rains throughout the week. For the rest of us, this weekend looks dry, with rain chances gradually increasing towards the end of the week. A great week to harvest…
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The South Central Climate Science Center is offering online classes this fall on climate science and how to manage for changing climate. The information is below. The first class starts on August 27 so sign up soon if you are interested. Other classes will start later this fall. Managing for a Changing Climate Fall Courses…
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Here is an interesting NOAA video which shows the change in carbon dioxide over time on Earth for two spots, Mauna Loa and the South Pole. Then it goes back further in time using data from ice cores all the way back to 800,000 years ago. Be sure to watch all the way to the…