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This week, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released its long-awaited report, titled Global Climate Change Impacts on the United States. You can click on the report cover image to read the NOAA press release, or access the report directly here.
It contains lots of good details on what some of the impacts of climate change [...]
OK, so I know I promised to catch up on stuff I did a couple of months ago, but this is too good to pass up for a quick post. Last week, we had an all-hands meeting for the NC/SC climate extension team – so me, Bob Bacon (SCSG extension director), Jack Thigpen (NCSG extension [...]
Today is June 1, which means it’s the start of the Atlantic hurricane season (which runs through Nov. 30). By now, you may have seen the famous Colorado State University Atlantic hurricane season outlook calling for an average season. But wait – didn’t they say back in December that it would be slightly above average? [...]
It’s a funny thing, trust. Without building a reputation in a community as a trusted source of information, a Sea Grant extension agent is pretty much sunk. And I find that saying I work for SG gains me a little trust, now that I’ve started getting out into the community a bit more. But what [...]