Two recent studies have looked at changes in climate which could occur in the future if global warming trends continue. In one study, described in this article in Phys.org, scientists used coral growth rings in the remote island of Kiribati to compare with measured temperature and salinity patterns in the…
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A recent study of perceptions of climate change (published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society) shows that there are significant differences between attitudes of scientists and agricultural producers on the causes of climate change. Over 90 percent of scientists are sure that climate change is occurring and more…
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If you like to follow social media on your computer or smart phone, you might want to check out this list of social media web sites provided by National Weather Service offices across the Southeast. Most of these offices provide weather updates, storm information and other weather-related information through Facebook…
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The cool conditions continue for at least the next week. Rain is expected to move into the area on Sunday night and last through Monday, bringing up to 1.5 inches to some areas. After that, even colder air moves into the state, with the possibility of breaking record low maximum…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that abnormally dry conditions have expanded in the Southeast. Most of the increase is in the Carolinas, where abnormally dry conditions have spread across much of those states. But other areas are also seeing the effects of the lack of rainfall as well. …
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One of the toughest things for climatologists to explain is what a 55 percent chance of El Nino or a 40 percent chance of an above normal winter is. Two examples of probabilistic forecasts are shown below. The pie chart is from AgroClimate.org and the bar graph is from IRI…
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The current outbreak of cold air that has moved into the Southeast from Canada is blowing strongly outside my window tonight, dropping temperatures quickly to near-freezing levels. This outbreak is so strong that it has produced a “Tehuantepecer” or flow across Mexico from the Gulf of Mexico into the Pacific…
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