As the state climatologist, Birkel is often asked about where Maine’s climate is headed.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/08/19/umaine-professors-computer-model-tells-the-story-of-earths-changing-climate/

Growers and scientists are trying a few different things to adapt as climate change continues to pose a threat to future crops, said Pam Knox, an agricultural climatologist with the University of Georgia.

Source: https://www.nhpr.org/2023-10-20/a-bad-apple-season-has-some-u-s-fruit-growers-planning-for-life-in-a-warmer-world

Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist who tracks extreme temperatures told n that “we can regard this as the most extreme event in European history.”

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/03/unprecedented-warm-winter-greece-europe/

Missouri has seen droughts in 20 of the last 23 years, according to data compiled by MU Extension climatologist Pat Guinan.

Source: https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/get-back-basics-post-drought-pastures

One reason the predictions were off, according to Michael Anderson, California’s state climatologist, might have been that AR Recon hadn’t flown the week before.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/climate/california-atmospheric-river-noaa.html

"The long-range forecast for winter also shows an increased chance of below average rainfall for almost all of Australia and the move to El Nio ALERT does not change this forecast," BOM senior climatologist Catherine Ganter said.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8225148/your-june-long-weekend-weather-forecast/?src=rss

The milestone is driven at least in part by climate change, said climatologist Rick Thoman with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/04/december-was-anchorages-wettest-and-second-snowiest-on-record/

“This is a pattern that we’ll see in April, where you get these warm periods and then some cooling as we pivot out of our wet season and move towards our dry season,” said state climatologist Michael Anderson.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/apr/15/where-will-californias-record-snowpack-melt-into-floods-its-complicated/

This year, Colorado’s largest reservoirs, including Blue Mesa, are expected to recover, said Becky Bolinger, the assistant state climatologist.

Source: https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/colorado-river-basin-sees-spectacular-snowpack-buying-time-for-big-decisions/article_3b579b08-d7cb-11ed-a692-ffc662eef6fe.html