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January 25, 2022 Climate Blog

The NC Climate Education Network One Year Later: Science, Education, Art, and Community

By Lauren Daniel (NC DEQ) and Annie Lee (NC DEQ) One year ago we launched the NC Climate Education Network (NCCEN) which aims to connect professionals in the state interested in tackling climate education. From...

January 24, 2022 Climate Blog, Events

A photo of snow on the Appalachian State campus (Jan 2022)

Three Storms in Three Weeks Jump Start the Winter

By Corey Davis Our weather has taken a “new year, new me” approach to 2022, with the warm and dry pattern from late 2021 replaced by a decidedly...

January 18, 2022 Climate Blog, Climate Summary

A photograph of the Bodie Island lighthouse

From Deluges to Droughts in 2021: the Weather Year in Review

By Corey Davis and Kathie Dello Whether wet or dry, Mother Nature just couldn’t make up her mind in North Carolina last year. While 2021 was not particularly extreme in the...

January 4, 2022 Climate Blog, Climate Summary

The December 2021 temperature summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years

Unwrapping an Unseasonably Warm December

By Corey Davis Holiday heat headlined our historically warm December, and despite late-month rainfall, it was a dry month overall. We also check in on how La Niña...