The June 2020 issue of NOAA’s Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region includes information on Selected U.S. Significant Climate Anomalies and Events for May and Spring Highlights for the Northeast Regional Climate Overview: March–May 2020 Temperature: Departure from Normal Precipitation: Percent of Normal Drought in the Northeast Spring Temperatures and Snowfall Spring […]
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Drought Emerging, Expanding, and Strengthening June 26, 2020 This Drought Early Warning Update is issued in partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to communicate concern for drought expansion and intensification within the Northeast U.S. based on recent conditions and the forecasts and […]
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The Northeast Regional Climate Center hosts a monthly webinar with NOAA affiliates to address timely weather and climate concerns. These webinars are available to watch live. To receive notifications about upcoming webinars, e-mail nrcc@cornell.edu. Recorded versions are available within a week after the live webinar. Watch the recording of the recent “Northeast Snow Season Recap” […]
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David Hollinger, Director, USDA Northeast Climate Hub, writes that January temperatures in the Northeast averaged 3 to 9°F above normal. Warmer winter temperatures can lead to problems: less winter die-back of pests, shorter periods of frozen ground suitable for logging or other operations, and increased runoff and erosion from precipitation that falls as rain rather […]
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Article from Maine Policy Review: Abstract Climate change is having a range of impacts on Maine’s coastal communities, impacts that will be further exacerbated by increased coastal flooding, storm events, and a warming Gulf of Maine. To better understand the status of adaptation planning by Maine coastal communities, we conducted a survey and in-depth interviews […]
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Article from UMaine News: Scientists rank world’s most important, most threatened mountain water towers
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Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate from the IPCC is available. Click here to view.
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The Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region covering Spring 2019 is now available from NOAA. You can view the PDF by clicking here.
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The Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region covering Spring 2019 is now available from NOAA. You can view the PDF by clicking here.
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The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium will be held November 4-8, 2019 at The Westin Harborview in Portland, Maine. Registration is open and details can be found on the symposium website: https://www.gulfofmaine2050.org/
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