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How do we know what the climate was like centuries ago? Climatologists use “proxy data” to determine the past climates. Records like tree rings show changes from year to year in growth patterns that are related to the climate in which the rings form, and the scientists can combine this with other information to see…
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The Augusta Chronicle ran an article in late August describing the effects that scientists expect will occur on Georgia’s coastline as sea levels continue to rise. You can read the article online here. Scientists from the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography are refining land elevation measurements and computer simulations to improve the prediction…
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Yahoo News provided a link to a recent story on the eight states that are currently running out of water. I expected to read about California and the Pacific Northwest but did not expect to see South Carolina in the mix. You can read the story here with a list of the eight states. The…
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NASA has an excellent 1-minute video on how rising temperatures are linked to rises in sea level. You can view it at the link here.
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As of 5 pm today, the National Hurricane Center announced the formation of Tropical Storm Grace, out in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It will be going through a large area of dry conditions and strong wind shear so is not expected to deepen much.
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I ran across this article today on the impacts of warming climate on the wine-making industry in Quebec, Canada. It starts with one of the best lines I have ever read in a climate change article. “Crops are drying out, cattle are too hot to have sex, and the gelato industry is slowly melting away.…
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The latest 7 day QPF indicates that rains of about an inch should be common across the Southeast this coming week. The heaviest rain should be in southern Florida, with close to two inches. Lower amounts are expected in the drought-stricken area of central North and South Carolinas.
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