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Brian Magi
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Geography and Earth Sciences
UNC Charlotte
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9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001Meta
Author Archives: Brian Magi
Climate change and leadership
Below is a wonderful quote from the President of the USA Barack Obama during his Inaugural Address today (source: Washington Post). It sounds like the USA is ready to start moving forward on much-needed federal action on global warming: We … Continue reading
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Tagged global warming, quotes
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Martin Luther King Jr and the pitfalls of technology
Teaching began for me this past week. Like most people, I like quotes. The most memorable quotes make you reflect and think and react all in the same instant. So quotes are a useful way to focus the theme of … Continue reading
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News for prospective students in Fall 2013
I will have money to support a Masters degree student as a Teaching Assistant in Fall 2013 – full application (with letters of rec) is due 1 February 2013. Please read through the materials on my research page, starting with … Continue reading
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Weather for the weather community
7000 meteorologists and atmospheric scientists (like me) have converged on Austin Texas for the annual AMS meeting. I’ve seen some great talks already and met a lot of students interested in UNC Charlotte and many others that were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading
2012 is the winner!
if each year is a competition to be hotter than the previous, then in the USA, 2012 is the winner! the final month of the year was unusually warm and didn’t even make the “competition” a close one. the exact … Continue reading
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Science meeting in Austin Texas
If you’re an undergraduate in physics, math, or a related field, and thinking about graduate school options, my colleague Professor Manda Adams and I will be in Austin, Texas from January 5-11 2013 for the American Meteorological Society Student Conference … Continue reading
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USA in December remains much warmer than average
A blowout in sports – whether it’s baseball, football, basketball, or soccer – is usually boring to watch. By blowout, I mean a game when one team obliterates the other. You know, 14-2 in baseball, 40-7 in football, etc. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, global warming, NCDC, Record warmth, USA
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Temperature departures discussion
I wanted to have a reference for any posts that talk about temperature and temperature departure (aka: temperature anomaly). This post shows an example of the calculation of a “temperature departure”. Temperature departure is referring to the difference between temperature … Continue reading
Shattering the temperature record?
Glancing through the temperature anomalies of the last year, it’s clear we’re heading – barrelling really – towards a record hot year. Temperature data is collected and archived very quickly through various climate centers. The High Plains Regional Climate Center … Continue reading
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2012 Temperatures in North Carolina and USA
The big news, if you’re paying attention the inexorable increase in temperatures, is that the biggest contributor to fossil fuel carbon (the USA) is experiencing the hottest year in 118 years. We have one month remaining this year, but the … Continue reading
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