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May 14, 2025

Are your allergies bothering you more? You can thank climate change

In the latest episode of the Sound of Ideas from Ideastream Public Media, leading experts across the state, including Aaron Wilson, Ohio's State Climatologist and Ag Weather and Climate Field…

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April 16, 2025

Heavy Rains and Warmer Weather Call for Strategic Drainage and Water Management, Says OSU Expert

As Ohio enters the 2025 planting season, farmers are facing unusually wet conditions that could have a lasting impact on soil health and crop performance. According to Vinayak Shedekar, Assistant…

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March 14, 2025

Ohio's Historic Drought of 2024: How Early Warning Systems Mitigated the Crisis

Ohio experienced its most intense drought in 25 years in 2024, reaching an unprecedented Exceptional Drought (D4) level on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Since the monitor's inception in 2000, parts of…

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March 12, 2025

Ohio's State Climatologist on Weather Trends, NOAA Budget Cuts, and Their Impact on Ohio Communities and Agriculture

Brownfield Ag News shared an insightful conversation with Aaron Wilson, Ohio's State Climatologist, during the Ohio Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference at Ohio Northern University in…

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Aaron Wilson

State Climatologist of Ohio; Assistant Professor - Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist, Department of Extension - CFAES

wilson.1010@osu.edu

Dr. Bryan Mark

Faculty Member, Geography Department

Steven Quiring

Faculty Member, Geography Department

quiring.10@osu.edu

Jim Degrand

Assistant State Climatologist

degrand.1@osu.edu