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While I usually post stories about climate and agriculture, I also love earth science and stories about natural disasters. The New Yorker posted an interesting and terrifying story on what will happen in the Pacific Northwest (including Seattle, Portland, and most land west of I-5) when their next big earthquake hits. And it is overdue…
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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has posted this map of snowfall in north Georgia, including reports from many CoCoRaHS observers. Note that it’s not quite correct, because I got a trace of snow on December 9 at my house in southeast Clarke County, and the airport noted a trace of snow as well,…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows that once the cold front that has brought snow to parts of several Southeastern states moves out (it’s snowing at my house in Athens as I type this), we should see a quiet week with no additional rain or snow. The exception is the Florida peninsula, where the front…
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As we enter winter, you might be interested in seeing what the trends in temperature over time are for your state and how they compare to other parts of the country. Climate Central has a easy to use graphic that shows trends in each state for the four seasons. You need to keep in mind…
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I am a sucker for photos of clouds, geography, and space. These 50 photos show the amazing variety of our solar system taken from a number of satellites and spacecraft over time. We have learned so much about weather and geology on other planets by looking at these images! Enjoy them at https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/best-space-photos/.
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The latest Drought Monitor released yesterday shows that the moderate drought which has been affecting parts of the Southeast expanded by more than 50% since the last DM. Now more than half of Georgia is in moderate drought and other states have also seen increases in their drought levels. Since we are getting more rain…
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NOAA’s Climate.gov site has another interesting entry in their blog this week by Deke Arndt, one of my old friends and fellow climatologists. It shows that sometimes the climate is changing so rapidly, it fools the computers into thinking the data are bad. You will enjoy reading more about how they check for bad data…