Deke Arndt at NOAA is one of the smartest climatologists around, and I always look forward to hearing him talk, because he takes data and makes you see it in a way you did not immediately think about. By the way, for those of you who are still in school, some sage advice: always hang around with people smarter than you. You’ll never learn anything by being the smartest person in the room. When I am around folks like Deke Arndt, I know I am learning something.

Here is a good example and it’s well worth a read, because Deke takes the climate data and gives you a much deeper understanding of it. To read his post click the image below: