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Evelyn Browning Garriss doesn't just blog about the weather forecast; she provides insight on WHY extreme weather is happening--and a heads up on weather to watch out for. A historical climatologist, Evelyn blogs about weather history, interesting facts about the weather, and upcoming climate events that affect your life--from farming to your grocery bill. Every week, we look forward to another great weather column from Evelyn. We encourage our weather watchers to post their comments and questions--and tell us what they think!
The Fight for Fall
September 21, 2012
Blame Those Troublemaking MJOs
September 11, 2012
Are you already tired of the Atlantic hurricane season?
read moreSteering Hurricanes: The Mysterious Bermuda High
August 26, 2012
The Bermuda High—it is as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle.
read moreIt Came From Outer Space
August 20, 2012
Some things only happen in summer. One of these is an eerie electric blue cloud, made from meteor smoke, which glows in the nighttime skies.
read moreDreaming of El Niño Winter
August 5, 2012
I promised several readers last week that I would write about winter.
read moreAn August El Niño?
July 29, 2012
Today’s blog will be short and sweet. Do you want cooler temperatures and more rain? It may be coming.
read moreMagic in the Skies: The Real Sprites, Elves, and Trolls
July 15, 2012
It’s the middle of summer, the peak time for thunderstorms. This means it is also the peak time to find lightning’s stranger cousins – red sprites, blue jets, elves, trolls, and gnomes.
read moreSteamy, Stormy Summer
July 9, 2012
What happens when you take North America and simmer it in hot water? You produce a record-breaking heat wave! In late June and early July, we broke over 5,000 hot temperature records.
read moreThe Freaky Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2012
June 26, 2012
Every hurricane season has its own personality. The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season is already revealing itself to be a weirdo in a hurry.
read moreWildfires, Smokey Bear, and the Deep Blue Pacific
June 15, 2012
This week, the largest wildfire in its history is scorching New Mexico. Nine Western states, suffering from last winter’s drought, are at high risk for fire.
read moreWedding Weather
June 4, 2012
When you think of June, you think of summer weather and weddings. The two are definitely related. While most people know that June is a traditional month for weddings, few realize how much these traditions were shaped by weather.
read moreEl Nino to the Rescue?
May 25, 2012
For the first time on record, both the Atlantic and the East Pacific have had tropical storms form before the opening of hurricane season.
read moreTropical Storms in May?
May 15, 2012
It’s official – the Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1.So why did a number of weather blogs and services speculate on whether the Atlantic would get its first tropical storm during the second week of May?
read moreEarly Birds and Bears and Whales And . . .
May 8, 2012
Snow? Sputter, Sputter, Snow!
April 25, 2012
After a warm and relatively dry winter and early spring, April brought snow!
A huge April Nor’easter slammed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Some areas got over a foot of snow!
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