Category Archives: Climate

From drought to flood down under: Part I–The need for rain

Posted on 02/29/2012 by wordpressadmin

In December 2007, I arrived in Australia for the first time ever.  It was a critically dry period for the region, as they were in the midst of a terrible drought.  Immediately upon my arrival, there were signals of a … Continue reading →

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Was 2011 really hot or not?

Posted on 02/01/2012 by wordpressadmin

If you’ve seen the science news headlines in the past few weeks, you may have noticed stories summarizing how 2011 ranked in climate history.  What is interesting is that the headlines have been a bit contradictory.  For example, if you’ve … Continue reading →

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NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at Near East-North Africa

Posted on 11/16/2011 by wordpressadmin

This week we’ll finish our look at the climate summaries for each GLOBE region with a focus on the Near East-North Africa region.  Remember that these annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great … Continue reading →

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NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at North America

Posted on 11/09/2011 by wordpressadmin

This week we’ll continue our look at the climate summaries for each GLOBE region, with a focus on the North America region.  These annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great benchmark for monitoring … Continue reading →

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NOAA – State of the Climate: A look at Latin America-Caribbean

Posted on 11/02/2011 by wordpressadmin

This week we’ll continue our look at the climate summaries for each GLOBE region, with a focus on the Latin America-Caribbean region.  Remember that these annual reports provide a summary of the global climatic conditions and are a great benchmark … Continue reading →

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