Monthly Archives: March 2007

Regional Climate Change — Iowa Dewpoints and Chicago Heat Waves

Posted on 03/30/2007 by peggy

I am writing today about the north part of Midwest United States, what is today the so-called Corn Belt. A few weeks ago, GLOBE students in Ushuaia, Argentina and Fairbanks and Healy, Alaska, USA, gave examples of changes in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Temperature, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Earth System Science, Land Cover | 1 Comment

A final word about Local Climate

Posted on 03/27/2007 by peggy

Before we leave human effects on “local” climate, I wanted to share a few more examples to show how we can change our local climate. I’ve written some about how land use affects temperature in cities; I’ve also mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Local to Global: the Seasons IPY Pole-to-Pole Videoconference

Posted on 03/09/2007 by peggy

During the last several blogs, I’ve written about how humans affect climate locally. Today, I am writing about young people noticing things locally, but many of these changes are related to global changes. I was privileged to be the moderator … Continue reading →

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