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If you think that we are cold in winter because that is when Earth is farthest from the sun (as a study showed many Harvard students believe), then you will be surprised to know that today is Perihelion, the day of the year when the Earth is closest to the sun. (Aphelion, the point on…
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Many of you are probably sick of the rain that has been falling for the past two weeks, at least in the wet areas of the Southeast. You will be happy to know that most of the storms that pass through the area in the next week are expected to drop the majority of their…
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The preliminary climate summary for 2015 shows that nearly every station in Florida set a new record for the highest annual temperature, while the flooding in South Carolina in October contributed to the record-setting wet year that Charleston and other nearby SC locations experienced. Many other locations in the Southeast experienced a top ten warmest…
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Another year has come and gone and we are all looking forward to 2016. Hope the end of 2015 was safe and happy for you, and that 2016 is another year of growth. Happy New Year everyone!
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I would like to thank all of my readers for your support of this blog in the last year, and wish you the best for the rest of 2015. The University of Georgia is closing between Christmas and New Year’s, and I will be busy with holiday activities. I know that most of you will…
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The Los Angeles Times published a recent story on California farmers responding to 4+ years of drought. In addition to the drought they have experienced a number of related impacts, including decimation of some crops due to insect infestations. Some of them have run out of resources to keep farming and are taking a break…
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Today, December 21, the winter solstice will occur AT 11:48 pm EST. Historically this marks the shortest day of the year and the start of astronomical winter (meteorological winter already started on December 1). You can read more about it at EarthSky here, including links to what a solstice is and why the latest sunrise…