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NASA has a useful web site which describes how sea level is measured and how future rises of sea level are projected using both current data and computer simulations. If you live near the coast you might be especially interested in learning more. You can view it at https://sealevel.nasa.gov/understanding-sea-level/projections/overview.
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The latest climate summary for North Carolina covering July 2018 is now available at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=262&h=5666e5c1.
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AgWeb posted an interesting article this week on a new study published by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on trends in the seasonal cycle of temperatures around the globe. The work used a new technique called “fingerprinting” which allowed them to separate out the effects of natural climate variability such as that caused by…
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Last week NOAA and the American Meteorological Society jointly released the annual State of the Climate report for 2017. This massive report looks at the climate across the globe, both in totality and broken down by regions. It is the work of over 400 scientists from around the world, including a number who are my…
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You’ve probably seen crepuscular rays late in the day when the sun is drifting lower in the sky and beams of light shoot out from behind clouds. These are called crepuscular rays, and they can be spectacular! You can see a collection of images from EarthSky at https://earthsky.org/todays-image/gallery-sunrays-around-the-world
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This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project’s Roadmap discusses how climate change will affect Georgia’s coasts. The coasts are an important economic resource for Georgia, including the effects of tourism, fishing, and the value of biodiversity in coastal ecosystems. They are increasingly faced with problems from sea level rise as well as changes to…
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Time magazine posted a story today showing some spectacular photos from the California wildfires that you are hearing about in the news. You can read the story and view the pictures at https://time.com/longform/california-carr-fire-photos/.