Meet the new Illinois climatologist

At SIU, he taught courses on weather, climate and society, and hazardous weather, and he’s done research on heat wave predictability, in hopes of developing ways to use soil moisture data to improve drought monitoring. Here is Prairie Farmer’s interview with Ford: What does it mean to be the state c...

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Published inWestern Farm Press
Main Author Spangler, Holly
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clarksdale Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. and their subsidiaries 12.09.2019
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Subjects
Climate
Climate change
Drought
Environmental monitoring
Heat
Humidity
Meteorological data
Rain
Soil improvement
Soil moisture
Teachers
Weather
Illinois
United States > US
Texas
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Summary:At SIU, he taught courses on weather, climate and society, and hazardous weather, and he’s done research on heat wave predictability, in hopes of developing ways to use soil moisture data to improve drought monitoring. Here is Prairie Farmer’s interview with Ford: What does it mean to be the state climatologist? Since about 1972, the state of Illinois and many other states have had a state climatologist who has basically been a point of contact to get the most up-to-date, scientifically accurate information about climate and weather. The climate and weather information they need, questions on past or current conditions, outlooks for the next season, future projections about climate change — the office is here to serve them for that purpose.
ISSN:1525-1217