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10 December 2015
Historic Chesapeake Bay Island Is Running Out of Time
Most people have probably never heard of Tangier Island, but those who live around the Chesapeake bay have, and it has a long history. The island’s people speak in distinct dialect that may very well be a close approximation of how colonial period Americans spoke. This island is part of the viewing area that I forecast for daily, but new research shows that Tangier is in serious jeopardy. The research …
U.S. Has Warmest Autumn on Record
Temperatures across the U.S. (at 3 PM) were over 30 degrees above average in North Dakota this afternoon. With dozens of cities reporting temperatures of 12-28 degrees above average. The map below is based on the average weather (for 3 PM on December 9th) over the last 30 years. The maps below show the temperatures over the last 30 and the last 90 days compared to normal. The NOAA Climate …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.