At the intersection of the challenges posed by decreasing energy resources and increasing climate change lies our ability to forecast the weather. We are already on the verge of losing our ability to see extreme weather events coming just when such events are becoming more common. In our latest TCLocal article, “Forecasting Weather Challenges,” Simon St.Laurent reviews the technologies needed to maintain weather forecasting now and in the future. You can find the article at

http://tclocal.org/2012/06/forecasting_weather_challenges.html

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Several times a year, TCLocal brings you another in our series of articles addressing various aspects of relocalization in Tompkins County. Contributors to TCLocal are members of the community committed to helping prepare for a more local and self-reliant future. Articles that have been published so far at tclocal.org can be found in the TCLocal archives at

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Jon Bosak
Editor, TCLocal
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