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State Climatologist Stuart Foster

Health and Welfare

State Climatologist Says COVID-19 Effects On Atmosphere Hard To Predict

Stu Johnson

State Climatologist Stuart Foster says the ‘stay home-stay healthy’ recommendation is not likely to result in any near term environmental changes. With…
Environment

Drought Declarations Lifted In All 120 Kentucky Counties

Stu Johnson

Kentucky officials have removed drought declarations for all 120 counties in the Commonwealth.Recent rains in many sections of the state have eliminated…
Environment

State Climatologist Says Big Swing In Temperatures Unusual But Not Unexpected

Stu Johnson

Many sections of Kentucky are expected to go from the “deep freeze” to “spring-like” conditions over the next several days. Some communities in the…

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