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New Resources Address Drought Communication Challenges
A dusty old weather pun says that drought is a very dry topic, but in practice, communicating about drought is an issue saturated with challenges,...![NC State gateway at sunset](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/campusgatewaysky-1500-360x216.jpg)
Grant Will Fund Climate Resilience Strategies for Frontline Communities in the Carolinas
NC State leads a multi-institutional effort to develop climate resilience solutions in frontline communities in the Carolinas.![A chart showing the historical hottest temperature occurrence, by month, for Raleigh](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/hottest_temp_by_month_Raleigh-360x216.png)
Climate Curiosities: When the Dog Days are the Doggonest
After sliding through this June and July with relatively few hot days, it may have seemed like we were out of the woods when it...![The August 2021 temperature summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Aug2021_temp_summary-360x216.png)
A Slow-Starting Summer Heated Up in August
Steamy summer weather settled in during August, while Fred’s heavy rain made for a wet month. That wrapped up a summer notable for its tropical...![A photo of the swollen Broad River in Bat Cave, NC](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BroadRiver_BatCave-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Fred Fosters Floods in Western NC
The third tropical storm to affect North Carolina in the past two months targeted the Mountains with heavy rainfall and flooding this week. Like Claudette...![A screenshot of the AIR tool showing hourly PM2.5 concentrations, winds, and a satellite-derived smoke analysis at 3 pm on July 21, 2021](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PM25_wind_smoke_2021-07-21_3pm-360x216.png)
AIR Tool Offers Air Quality and Weather Data, in Detail
The State Climate Office and the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) have partnered to build a new monitoring tool for those times when...![The July 2021 temperature summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jul2021_temp_summary-360x216.png)
Amid a Subdued Summer, Elsa Adds More Rain in July
Summer heat remained scarce in North Carolina last month, while Elsa headlined a wet pattern across the Coastal Plain. Following Elsa, we look at where...![The June 2021 precipitation summary infographic, highlighting the monthly average temperature, departure from normal, and comparison to historical and recent years](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jun2021_precip_summary-360x216.png)