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The heat is on across the globe, and there have been many heat-related stories in the news. Here are a few of the ones that caught my eye, including some great pictures from Quartz at the link below. New York magazine: A global heat wave has set the Arctic Circle on fire Washington Post: Death…
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Last week’s rain forecast of up to several inches was a little too generous compared to what most places actually got, although there were a few scattered areas of heavy rain. The next 7 days are also looking pretty wet,with rainfall up to four inches expected in some places. The weekend should be mostly dry…
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Yale Climate Connections posted a story earlier this week about forest loss in the Southeast and the associated loss of carbon storage that occurs when mature trees are cut down. According to the story, “Between 2000 and 2012, trees in the region were cut up to four times faster than in South American rainforests.” Trees…
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Many years ago, when I was traveling in Athens, Greece, I visited this well-known archeological site known as the “Tower of the Winds”. When it was built, it had sundials, a water clock and a weather observing system, which makes it most likely the oldest weather station in the world. Today Atlas Obscura posted a…
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The latest Drought Monitor map, released this morning, shows that the abnormally dry conditions in North Carolina have decreased from last week due to recent rains. South Carolina remains the same as last week. I expect to see additional improvements in the next week as more rain is expected.
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In recent weeks there have been a lot of thunderstorms across the Southeast due to plentiful soil moisture and good triggering mechanisms for vertical development. Some of the storms have produced strong winds and large hail. I’ve seen a number of pictures of the hail that has fallen as well as some of the damage…
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Here’s a great site for looking at historical climate as well as projections of future climate. It’s called the Climate Explorer and is part of the US Climate Resilience Toolkit. It allows you to search by location anywhere in the contiguous US or by variable, including temperature, precipitation, and degree days and provides projections out…