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If you follow the news at all, you are aware of the solar eclipse that will be viewed across the US, including a path of totality that stretches from coastal Oregon to South Carolina. But it’s summer, and you might wonder if clouds will obscure the view. Just in time, NOAA has produced a cloud…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina’s latest blog post discusses the 2017 year to date and gives some insight into what might happen the rest of the year. While the summary statistics are just for North Carolina, the general trends are the same for the whole Southeast and the five questions they are asking…
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If you thought that farmers were the only ones making a living by betting on the weather, think again. There is a whole industry devoted to making market decisions on the basis of weather and climate forecasts that could affect the type of clothing sold or whether or not snowblower sales will be good in…
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Are you interested in how computer forecasts of weather and climate are made? Would you like to know how they compare? In talks I give, I compare the two to a Ferrari versus a Ford pickup. The Ferrari goes fast and looks great, just like a weather forecast model that has to get the details…
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The latest Atlantic named storm, Tropical Storm Don, formed today as it chugged westward across the Atlantic. However, it is expected to continue to move almost straight west into less favorable conditions and is expected to dissipate within 72 hours. What makes this interesting for us in the Southeast is that this is the fourth…
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A webinar on the impacts of droughts on urban forests is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 at 2 pm EDT. It is being offered by the US Forest Service. You can get more information on it at https://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/drought-urbanforests. A brief description is shown below. Preregistration is not required. Recent droughts have caused stress and mortality in…
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The persistent ridge of high pressure across the western US has helped to set up serious drought conditions in the north central part of the country. As a result, cattle producers are being forced to sell their cattle since it is difficult for them to find food. Familiar story? This summer’s weather pattern has been…