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2016 is done but the stories about the year in climate are coming out thick and fast. Here are a few I saw that are particularly interesting. The Capital Weather Gang discusses global weather disasters here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/01/03/extreme-weather-killed-thousands-and-cost-billions-across-the-globe-in-2016/?wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1 Dan Satterfield of the American Geophysical Union posted about the astonishing warmth in the Arctic and Antarctic at https://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2017/01/03/2016-ends-astonishing-warmth-gloomy-news-antarctica/. USA…
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Do you love luscious lobsters? If so, you might be interested in this NOAA story on how the location of lobster fishing is changing over time. This is due to changes in water temperature which affects the growth of the tasty crustaceans. You can see the animation of where the critters have been caught over…
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In view of the storm that is moving through the Southeast today and this weekend, I thought a refresher on how to measure snow would be helpful. The National Weather Service offices would love it if you provide snow depth reports via Twitter or their web sites. I’ve got my rain gauge ready and my…
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Recent research in Science Advances by University of California-Berkeley has confirmed what NOAA scientists reported in 2015: there was no pause in global warming during the period when most media skeptics were talking about the end of the warming curve. The scientists looked at methods for correcting climate data to account for changes in instrumentation,…
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The Florida Climate Center has released their monthly climate summary for December 2016. You can find it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=504.
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows a significant improvement in drought conditions in Alabama and northern Georgia as recent rains have brought relief to many areas. All of the D4 exceptional drought is now gone, and areas of extreme, severe and moderate drought have all been reduced. Drought conditions in southern Georgia and in Florida have…
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The Packer reported this week that Florida strawberries are doing much better than a year ago, when extremely high temperatures hurt production levels. This year, while still warm, is closer to normal values, and the strawberries are producing much better. Market prices are still being hurt by competition from Mexico and California, however, so farmers…