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Travel and Leisure magazine published an interesting article this week on some research recently published by Swiss scientists in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal The Cryosphere. In the article, the scientists show that the best case scenario, where nations around the world follow the Paris climate agreements to limit greenhouse warming to 2 degrees Centigrade, the…
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If you’ve noticed that temperatures this February are unusually warm, you’re not alone. Many parts of the US are well above normal in temperature, with many stations this week setting new daily record high temperatures. Some areas are 20 or more degrees above normal for this time of year, and an unofficial station in Texas…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows the reintroduction of extreme drought into west-central Alabama and the expansion of moderate drought in Virginia, the western Carolinas, and northwest Alabama. Florida’s dry conditions remain unchanged, although rain since the cut-off date of Tuesday may improve things next week.
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iWeatherNet.com has a good summary of the Southeast tornado outbreak of January 21-23, 2017 on their website. It lists the storms and provides some maps of storm tracks. This outbreak was the second deadliest in January for the Southeast in recorded history. You can view the report at https://www.iweathernet.com/thunderstorms/january-21st-23rd-tornado-outbreak-second-largest-on-record-in-southeast-u-s.
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Food and Wine had an interesting story today about a new line of broccoli developed by scientists in the United Kingdom that is impervious to weather conditions. They say the new broccoli line goes from seed to harvest in as little as eight weeks, and can grow two full crops each season when planted outdoors.…
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Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA has an article this week in Forbes.com about television meteorologists and their views on climate change. He explains that only about 10 percent of meteorologists are on television, and that many meteorologists don’t have much training in climatology. Even so, the results of the study might surprise you. You can…
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The Southeast is not the only region of the country that is experiencing unusually warm temperatures. The Midwest is set up today to feel record-setting high temperatures for February. Jason Samenow of the Capital Weather Gang noted that “All-time February record high temperatures are falling and the air feels more like early May. A stunning 2,805 record high…
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