Fresno State gets $1.4m science grant Sep 23, 2009
The grant will be used to create a mentoring and educational program for students of geology, environmental science, hydrology, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, meteorology and climatology. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Finally... rain falls on county Sep 23, 2009
According to World , which compiles data from the Global Historical Climatology Network and the National Weather Service, the average rainfall in Cameron for September is 3. 5 inches. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Early Spring Time For Edinburgh? Study Predicts Effect Of Global Warming On Spring Flowers Sep 22, 2009
This possibility is considered in a new study into the impact of global warming on spring flowering, published September 10 in the International Journal of Climatology. Data, taken from records dating back to the late nineteenth century, has been used to demonstrate the impact of global warming and to predict the effect further warming will have on plant life by the year 2080. (Science Daily)
Governor lacks climate expertise Sep 20, 2009
" DD wrote on Sep 20, 2009 2:07 AM:" Do you have to be a climatology or meteorology major, with a post graduate degree, to be a Governor these days. Odds are, Utah's governor has as much climate knowledge as many of this great nation's Governors. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Warming Brings Walruses to Shore Early Sep 11, 2009
D.s in fields such as atmospheric science, climatology, Earth science, environment and dozens of other specialties ... D.s in fields such as atmospheric science, climatology, Earth science, environment and dozens of other specialties. (CBS News)
'India may lose south-west monsoon in next 150 yrs' Sep 6, 2009
"For climatology, 30 years variations are considered. The decreasing trend (of TG) is highly significant and in another 150 years or so, it may tend to zero," lead author S M Bawiskar, a scientist at the Pune-based institute, said. Once the gradient becomes zero, Bawiskar warns, the monsoon winds will be replaced by dry easterly winds thus disturbing the flow of south-west monsoon. (India Times, India)
Farmers' lament Sep 5, 2009
The State Climatology Office at the University of Minnesota reports a large section of the state remains abnormally dry, including all of Crow Wing and Cass counties, most of Aitkin and Todd counties and the northwestern part of Morrison County. "With a few exceptions, 2009 growing season precipitation has been well short of historical averages nearly everywhere in Minnesota," the State Climatology Office reported at the end of August. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Death toll of Indonesia quake reaches 44 Sep 3, 2009
32 degrees east longitude, according to the Indonesian meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency. JAKARTA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Yoyok Tarwia, a 40-year-old furniture vendor in Indonesian capital Jakarta, was heartbroken when he found his son died, his wife injured and their house collapsed when a powerful earthquake hit his hometown in Tasikmalaya Regency of Indonesia. (Xinhuanet, China)
Off-trail: Reducing vacation carbs Sep 3, 2009
In terms of carbon emissions, my suggestion may not be such a bad idea, admitted Faith Ann Heinsch, a professor of climatology at the University of Montana, but it's probably not very safe. And you wouldn't have any pockets for all of the locally raised food you should take along. (Montana Standard, MT)
National Weather Service frost gauge installed at EIU Aug 27, 2009
CHARLESTON Frigid weather conditions do not stop at ground level, so Eastern Illinois University climatology students will start monitoring below ground to assist the National Weather Service. On Wednesday, the weather service sank a frost gauge into the soil at a campus weather station that already monitors rainfall and air temperatures. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Congressman considering lawsuit against Obama over birth certificate... Aug 25, 2009
considering birther lawsuit UPDATE - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com. " I have still yet to see anyone ever called an "archliberal. (The Drudge Report)
Agricultural methods of early civilizations may have altered global climate, study suggests Aug 17, 2009
In recent years he has searched across scientific disciplines anthropology, archaeology, population dynamics, climatology to gain insight into how humans may have affected climate over the millennia. He said that early populations likely used a land-clearing method that involved burning forests, then planting crop seed among the dead stumps in the enriched soil. (EurekAlert!)
College senior joins army of interns in D.C. Aug 16, 2009
Rich Snow, associate professor of meteorology at ERAU, said Vuille-Kowing was a student in two classes he teaches: climatology and climate change. "She was one of the most attentive students I have had. She was always focused," said Snow. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
83 degrees was the high for July Aug 7, 2009
On average, July is the warmest month but it proved to be anything but this year, with temperatures failing to rise above 85 degrees for the first time in the past 10 years, according to data from the State Climatology Office. The highest July temperature record by the DNR office in Brainerd was 83 degrees on July 23. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Minnesota Climatology group offers ag weather info Jul 31, 2009
There is a good synopsis of Minnesota's drought conditions at the Minnesota Climatology Working Group website. Visit and click on Drought 2009. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
3,000 record low temps set in July... Jul 27, 2009
Climatology is not a science: By definition, there can be no testable hypotheses amenable to falsifiable experiment. Like botany as a subset of biology, climatology is descriptive only-- a subset of geophysics, fluid mechanics, shading into abstruse mathematics of Chaos Theory and Fractal Geometry (Lorenz's "butterfly effect" as a non-cyclical but periodic "strange attractor" per Benoit Mandelbrot's classic fractional-dimensions, self-similar on every scale). (The Drudge Report)
Forum: Whither your weather depends greatly on your station location Jul 26, 2009
Watts has completed a study, "Is the U.S. Surface Temperature Reliable?" that catalogs 865 of the 1,221 U.S. Historical Climatology Network weather stations around the nation. He found that "89 percent of the stations - nearly 9 of every 10 - fail to meet the National Weather Service's own siting requirements that stations must be 30 meters (about 100 feet) or more away from an artificial heating or radiating/reflecting heat source.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Is Earth's atmosphere really so fragile? Jul 23, 2009
YOu've never met a scientist, tjeff, let alone a research scientist, but somehow you think the broom pushers know more about climatology (no doubt gleaned from that famous hard scientist Rush Limbaugh's lessons). " Cogito wrote on Jul 22, 2009 1:34 PM:" It "scares the hell out of me that so many citizens are manipulated" into believing in Obamas Marxist agenda. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bill Gates envisions fighting hurricanes by manipulating the sea... Jul 16, 2009
The fields of oceanography, geology, climatology are far more advanced than you may think, but Bill Gates would serve himself well to read up in these fields ... " There are always more questions, however they become more far-fetched with time. For instance, no one is testing the theory of gravity currently. Finally, the work may be published in one of a number of academic journals where, again, the work is criticized by our peers (for scientific content, writing style, and grammar). One cannot... (The Drudge Report)
Market Forecaster Jul 14, 2009
The area that benefited the most was central and eastern Buenos Aires province, along with part of Entre Rios and some southern areas in Santa Fe, said German Heinzenknecht from the Applied Climatology Consultancy. Buenos Aires province accounts for about half of Argentine wheat production, while Santa Fe and Entre Rios are the third- and fourth-biggest producers respectively. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Researchers Find A Quicker, Cheaper Way To Sort Isotopes Jul 14, 2009
Isotopic analysis is used in a wide range of research, including geochemistry, medicine, and climatology. Until now, the analysis has been done using an isotope ratio mass spectrometer, which works by giving individual molecules an electric charge, then using a magnet to separate the isotopes by their mass the more neutrons, the more mass. (Science Daily)
> read more Jul 7, 2009
Data are derived from NOAA's International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project. Click on the graph for a larger view showing the entire centerline. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
“Yes, Prof. Derr, the Planet Is Heating Up” Jun 26, 2009
Depending on what is meant by that criterion, either climatology is a science or geology, evolutionary biology, and astrophysics are not. But hey, the choice is up to you: will it be utter absurdity, or a position that offends against your ideological preconvictions. (The American Conservative)
Lack of rain weathers parish Jun 25, 2009
The Louisiana Office of State Climatology reports that local rainfall totals are way below normal. In Franklinton, the norm for April is 5. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
With its new bullx Supercomputers, Bull Opens up the Way to Extreme Computing Jun 16, 2009
bullx's technical characteristics - including its scalability, density, low power consumption and powerful in-built computational accelerators - mean it is an unprecedented platform, which can meet the needs of everything from a small design office to a major international research center, in areas as diverse as bio and earth sciences, energy, the oil and chemical industries, climatology, aeronautics, the automotive and finance sectors. Designed to deliver anything from a number of Teraflops to... (PR Newswire)
Himalayas warming faster Jun 6, 2009
The study published in the International Journal of Climatology from the Royal Meteorological society, Britain, found that northwestern Himalayas have warmed at the rate of about 1. 4 degrees Celsius in the last century compared to the global range of 0. (India Times)
Beach Restoration: Sending $$$ Out To Sea? May 27, 2009
"We should be building with wood. Wood tied up in construction isn't burned, and represents CO2 sequestered for the nearterm. The solutions to Global Warming WERE simple: plant more trees, paint roofs white, switch from Coal to Nat Gas. But the RESPONSE to global warming was to paint the climatologists as loony lefties and communists. So now NO RESPONSE IS NEEDED. Not planting more trees, not responsible nuclear, not white paint on roofs. NOTHING!! Cuz 'there is no problem'. The only 'problem'... (CBS News)
Fast and cheap forecasting system for Mediterranean cyclones May 27, 2009
Garcies and Homar have developed a methodology that builds up a climatology based on atmospheric sensitivities "without any dependence on numerical prediction models". The researchers applied statistical calculations of this sensitivity to the climatology of intense Mediterranean cyclones and obtained more precise estimates of the sensitivity of the real atmosphere. (EurekAlert!)
Hot, hot, hot till September May 11, 2009
He said that April and May were the hottest months according to climatology studies. The change of wind direction during the inter-monsoon season last month has caused the weather to be drier, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Fire Influences Global Warming More Than Previously Thought Apr 29, 2009
The article ties together various threads of knowledge about fire from disparate fields including ecology, global modeling, physics, anthropology, environmental history, medicine and climatology. A more complete understanding of how the Earth works requires recognizing how fire is intertwined with and also a driver of human history and the Earth's history, the authors write. (Science Daily)
2009 Bahamas Weather Conference Begins in Nassau Apr 17, 2009
Max Mayfield, former director of the NHC, coordinated the presentation of papers on relevant hurricane topics from tropical climatology and global warming to the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Outlook from Dr. Phil Klotzbach and Dr. Bill Gray of Colorado State University. Overviews from each session are available via the Bahamas Weather Conference Web Channel. (PR Newswire)
Special Report: Global Warming Gloom and Doom Cools Off Apr 17, 2009
But whereas climatology used to involve collecting and analyzing observations of the Earth in order to fi gure out how nature works, most climate research money is now funneled into increasingly expensive and complex computerized climate modelswhich are claimed to be correct simply because they are so expensive and so complex. . (Townhall.com)
AMS April science highlights Apr 16, 2009
A paper in the March issue of the AMS Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology examines the long-term trends in extreme summer season temperatures across the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) associated with urbanization. To assess trends in extreme temperature data, maximum and minimum temperatures from 1975 to 2002 were assembled for seven stations located in both rural and urban areas. (EurekAlert!)
Is there a good time to cruise the Caribbean and not have to worry about hurricanes? Apr 14, 2009
Before booking a cruise, it is wise to research some of the hurricane season climatology available at this. If you plan on going during hurricane season, you may want to consider vacation insurance. (USA Today -- Weather)
Retired prof’s wisdom will be greatly missed Apr 12, 2009
He taught courses in engineering physics, astronomy, climatology and theoretical and applied meteorology. He directed a teaching and research program that led to the establishment of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at OSU. Fred wrote more than 80 papers, reports and articles plus books including The Weather Workbook, Weather Map Study and Science Travel Guide. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest, 2 Dead Mar 30, 2009
one early spring storm hardly makes a good case for anything close to climatology, but even the east coast got one good snowstorm in March after having no winter the past 3 years. High in the rockies we had a very warm Jan/Feb/March with very little precipitation after the worst winter in 25 years last year, so the long-range climatology appears to be warmer and drier than usual. (CBS News -- US)
Cool to the warming idea (39) Mar 29, 2009
Willie Soon, a physicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and David Legates, an associate professor of climatology at the University of Delaware, don t buy into the prevailing hypothesis that all the carbon dioxide we re adding to the atmosphere will in just a few decades warm the earth and cause drastic changes in the weather. Carbon no. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
US and Portugal sign agreement for climate research collaboration Mar 28, 2009
"This study will result in the first climatology of the high resolution vertical structure of cloud and precipitation properties of low clouds at a remote subtropical marine site," said Wood. "This will be a highly significant contribution to the international climate research community," he added. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
CAL THOMAS: Warming issue deserves debate, not censorship Mar 27, 2009
One of the definitions of consensus is "general agreement or concord; harmony." Any honest assessment of scientific opinion leads to the conclusion that there is significant disagreement on global warming within the scientific community among those with expertise in climatology and related fields. Yet many politicians want us to believe all of science is on board with manmade global warming and that we must act now to save the planet and ourselves from catastrophe. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
NAHS student works for solar energy Mar 24, 2009
Byron's college plans call for studying climatology. His mother, Lana, says Byron's interest in the weather started with a family movie trip to see Twister. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Barack Obama: Capitalism’s BFF Mar 24, 2009
Mastery in climatology and atmospheric physics. And are easily able to show EXACTLY why global warming is all a giant liberal myth designed to nefariously destroy mankind. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor Mar 22, 2009
Robert Balling is a professor of geography, not climatology, at Arizona State University. Patrick J. Michaels is a former climatologist at the University of Virginia. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Letter: It’s warmer than average in Siberia (March 22) Mar 22, 2009
While George Taylor merely provides hand-waving arguments and no numbers or hard science, climatology has found that the irradiance of the sun varies by only about 0. 1 percent from solar peak to solar minimum. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients For Atlanta's Perfect Storm Mar 19, 2009
"The Atlanta tornado, though forecasted well, caught us by surprise because it evolved rapidly under very peculiar conditions during a drought and over a downtown area," said Dev Niyogi, an assistant professor of regional climatology at Purdue and lead author of the modeling study. "We wanted to know why it hit Atlanta during one of the longest, harshest droughts the southeast has experienced. Was it a manifestation of the drought? Does urban development have an effect on such a storm?". (Science Daily)
THE CLIMATE: Tournament highlights good, bad of the week Mar 17, 2009
Since adding "-ologist" or "-iatrist" to your subject of expertise seems to give you instant credibility, I'm now your "Dean of Climatology." Wait, that's an actual word, so scratch that, I'm liking "Chancellor of Climatiatry" better anyway. Let's see how I do with my new highfalutin title. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The Agulhas Current, In The Southern Hemisphere, May Influence Climate In Europe Mar 16, 2009
The conference was attended by more than 12,000 researchers from the Earth Sciences worldwide representing a diverse range of expertise such as geophysics, meteorology, geochemistry, glaciology, oceanography and climatology ... Her PhD project was embedded in the marine climatology projects "Transecto clim;tico interhemisf;rico: comprensi;n de los cambios oceanogr;ficos y clim;ticos r;pidos en Iberia durante los dos ;ltimos ciclos glaciales-interglaciales (TRANSCLIM)" and "Clima Ib;rico y... (Science Daily)
Atlanta source of tornado? Mar 14, 2009
But a spotty pattern of rain in the few days before the tornado helped set up conditions for a severe storm, according to Shepherd and co-researcher Dev Niyogi, a Purdue professor of regional climatology and the Indiana state climatologist. The process was much like the violent thunderstorms that often develop in places like Florida, Shepherd said - when wet ocean air moves onto land, mixing with hotter, drier air. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Shining light on diabetes-related blindness Mar 12, 2009
This data may be related to medical images, such as those taken with X-rays, MRIs, CT scans and ultrasounds, or it may be created in research involving oil and gas exploration, climatology, pollution monitoring and many other fields. Specifically in this instance, researchers are able to look at the actual OCT scans from the study patients as they read the paper. (EurekAlert!)
Is the Press Misreporting the Environment Story? Mar 2, 2009
It was difficult enough for reporters, even scientifically literate ones, to dig through dense studies and accurately gauge the state of climatology. Now the big questions facing environmental reporters are not so much scientific as economic, as the country comes to grip with the true cost of fighting climate change. (Time.com)
Global cooling? Feb 28, 2009
D.s in atmospheric science, climatology, meteorology, physics, geology and other specialties, have signed a petition rejecting global warming, the assumption that human production of greenhouse gases is damaging Earth's climate. There are also hundreds of scientists in other countries that support their U.S. colleagues. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
The Plain Truth About Glorious Carbon Dioxide Feb 28, 2009
" For example, U.S. Representative John Dingell's plan to tax carbon would add 13% to the cost of electricity and 32% to the cost of gasoline; just what we need during a Recession that threatens to become a Depression. Dr. Tim Ball, a former climatology professor at the University of Winnipeg, recently asked, "How many failed predictions, discredited assumptions and evidence of incorrect data are required before an idea loses credibility ... " Simply taking ocean temperatures in isolation tells... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Regulating carbon Feb 27, 2009
Why can t we ever hear the chair of Stanford climatology debate the chair of MIT climatology. That s the only debate that matters, as far as the science is concerned. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Year Without Summer: Effects Of Tambora Volcanic Eruption On Iberian Peninsula Studied For First Time Feb 27, 2009
These are the findings of a study by an international team, with Spanish participation, which have been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Climatology ... International Journal of Climatology, 2009; 29 (1): 99 DOI. (Science Daily)
Guava Belly brings divergent backgrounds into a new whole Feb 26, 2009
Their nonmusical lives are even more varied: The keyboardist is preparing is doctoral thesis on climatology, the bassist is working on his Ph. D. in oceanography, the drummer is a teacher and the lead singer is a project manager. (North County Times)
NASA: 2008 Earth's 9th warmest year since 1880 Feb 24, 2009
The GISS analysis of global surface temperature incorporates data from the Global Historical Climatology Network of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climate Data Center; the satellite analysis of global sea surface temperature of Richard Reynolds and Thomas Smith of NOAA; and Antarctic records of the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. "GISS provides the ranking of global temperature for individual years because there is a high demand for it... (Xinhuanet, China)
Belgium opens Antarctic science post Feb 16, 2009
The base is expected to have a lifespan of 25 years and will conduct research in climatology, glaciology and microbiology. Teams of scientists, including glaciologists, are already at work there from Belgium, Japan, France, Britain and the United States. (International Herald Tribune)
Windy capital in coming days: BMKG Feb 15, 2009
Soetamto, head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said Saturday that strong winds, which have been whirling around the city for four days now, would continue in coming days. "The wind has an average speed of 10 kilometers. Sometimes, it reaches 25 km per hour," BMKG head Soetamto said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
2008 Financial Results: Bull Exceeds its Objectives Feb 13, 2009
High-Performance Computing (HPC)] has become absolutely essential when it comes to modeling, particularly in the aeronautical and energy industries, climatology, bio-sciences, information processing, and also in the fields of sustainable development and energy saving. It is a major competitive asset in research and industry, and a fundamental element of State sovereignty. (PR Newswire)
Okla. town in 'shock' after tornado kills 9 Feb 12, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY: TORNADO CLIMATOLOGY: WEATHER GUYS BLOG. Tuesday's Lone Grove tornado was part of an outbreak that saw three twisters in Oklahoma, two in Texas and one in Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. (USA Today)
Sumatra fires cause haze in Penang Feb 11, 2009
Meanwhile, the local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the thickening haze may disturb air and river transportation. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
How the deadly fires spread Feb 10, 2009
"The mismanagement of the south-eastern forests of Australia over the last 30 or 40 years by excluding prescribed burning and fuel management has led to the highest fuel concentrations we have ever had in human occupation," said the researcher from the Climatology Group at the School of Geography onmental Science, at Monash University. "The state has never been as dangerous as what it is now and this has been quite obvious for some time.". (BBC News)
Australian fire zone a crime scene; 166 killed... Feb 10, 2009
"Last Saturday we had the most intense fire weather conditions we have had in forecast history," David Packham, a research fellow in climatology at the School of Geography onmental Science at Melbourne's Monash University, said in an e-mail to journalists on Monday. He said the heat and a recent lack of rain made it clear days before the weekend that "conditions were in place for a disaster to occur.". (The Drudge Report)
Simmons co-authors global warming book Feb 8, 2009
Further surprise came from the lack of knowledge among the general public and, believe it or not, among some scientists actually involved in climatology. We discovered global warming is a topic much discussed but little understood. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Thunderstorms Feb 8, 2009
Thunderstorm climatology. Thunderstorm research. (USA Today -- Weather)
Snow days a treasured thing here Feb 8, 2009
Geographers who specialize in climatology know: The colder the snow, the better the traction. I grew up in North Georgia, but now live in Kansas. (Athens Banner-Herald)
