Events
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In case you did not know it, yesterday (March 21, 2023) was National Ag Day, a day when we celebrate all those who work in agriculture. You can read more about the day at https://www.agday.org/ as well as see photos of events in Washington DC yesterday. You can also read a story about it in…
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Are you interested in learning more about flash drought or describing how it has affected your community? You may be interested in attending this upcoming workshop on flash drought to be held in Boulder CO on May 2-4. I plan to attend and hope to see a few of you there. Information on the workshop…
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Update: Slides and video now available at https://www.drought.gov/webinars/southeast-climate-monthly-webinar-february-28-2023. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of…
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Today’s emails and news stories are all full of climate predictions for the coming of spring based on whether a furry rodent has seen his shadow. The one that most often shows up in the news is Punxsutawney Phil from Pennsylvania, but there are many others from other parts of the country. Why would we…
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Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture…
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December 21 is the winter solstice in 2022. That means that the sun is the lowest in the sky and the days are the shortest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This year the actual time of solstice is 4:48 pm Eastern Time. You can read more about the winter solstice at EarthSky here…
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Every year, I am thankful for all of my readers, the comments they have sent me, and the stories they have shared with me. This year is no different, and thanks for continuing to subscribe. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a special thanks to the farmers who grew the food, the truckers…