{"677819":{"#nid":"677819","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Farmers\u0027 Almanac or Weather Services for Winter Weather Outlook? What We Know","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EExtreme weather linked to climate change drives people to rely on familiar but unreliable sources like the Farmers\u2019 Almanac for forecasts, which are only about 52% accurate. In contrast, the National Weather Service (NWS) offers structured long-term forecasts focused on temperature and precipitation. Senior Academic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/handlos-dr-zachary\u0022\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says both sources have the same general idea. \u0022They have one or two writers that put out a winter forecast every year,\u201d says Handlos. \u201cI think they keep the identity of the writers a little cryptic. It\u2019s part of the lore of reading it. Both claim that their forecasts are science based. But some of it\u2019s also a mix of what farmers know in terms of intuition, astronomy and things like that. There\u0027s a little bit of folklore, which makes it fun.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EExtreme weather linked to climate change drives people to rely on familiar but unreliable sources like the Farmers\u2019 Almanac for forecasts, which are only about 52% accurate. In contrast, the National Weather Service (NWS) offers structured long-term forecasts focused on temperature and precipitation. Senior Academic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/handlos-dr-zachary\u0022\u003EZachary Handlos\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says both sources have the same general idea. \u0022They have one or two writers that put out a winter forecast every year,\u201d says Handlos. \u201cI think they keep the identity of the writers a little cryptic. It\u2019s part of the lore of reading it. Both claim that their forecasts are science based. But some of it\u2019s also a mix of what farmers know in terms of intuition, astronomy and things like that. There\u0027s a little bit of folklore, which makes it fun.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-10-22 18:03:14","changed_gmt":"2024-10-22 18:03:14","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Augusta Chronicle","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.augustachronicle.com\/story\/news\/environment\/2024\/10\/19\/climate-change-means-above-normal-winter-temperatures-in-georgia\/75719947007\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"8871","name":"National Weather Service"},{"id":"113741","name":"predictions"},{"id":"4105","name":"winter"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}