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A photo of Kathie Dello speaking to students at Morehead Planetarium's Teen Science Cafe

Sep 4, 2025

Six Years of Service and Science: Honoring our Departing Director, Kathie Dello

North Carolina State Climate Office Director Kathie Dello is leaving NC State after six years of service.
A headshot of Kathie Dello

Aug 27, 2025

State Climatologist Dello Wins North Carolina’s Highest Civilian Award

State Climatologist Kathie Dello is among the recipients of the 2025 North Carolina Award.

Ten of the 12 2025 Award for Excellence winners posed for a picture after a June 3 awards ceremony. They are (front row left to right): Adam Bensley, Taylor Reynolds, LaShawn McLamb, Kathie Dello, Deidre Hartley and Holly Jordan; (back row left to right) Douglas Rowe, Jamie Pendergrass, Jesse Proctor and Ricky Hilburn.

Jun 17, 2025

2 Sciences Staff Members Named 2025 University Award for Excellence Winners

Kathie Dello and Deidre Hartley from the College of Sciences were among the 12 winners of the 2025 Award for Excellence.

Feb 6, 2025

Road Trips, Mountains and a Whole Lot of Data: An NC State Senior’s Internship With the State Climate Office

NC State University senior Jack Kendrick spent last summer studying mountain inversions as an ECONet Summer Undergraduate Student Intern.
The sun over NC State's campus

Jun 20, 2024

Baby, it’s Hot Outside. New Toolkit to Help Reduce Heat-Related Health Problems

State climatologist Kathie Dello discusses the new heat action plan toolkit for local governments to help their citizens avoid heat-related injury.

Feb 24, 2023

Experts Say February Heat Is a Signal of Wider Warming Trend

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Kathie Dello, state climatologist of North Carolina, said hotter days are coming sooner in the year and that it’s not cooling off as much at night – a problem for crops and public health.

Feb 23, 2023

February Hot Spell Highlights the Triangle’s Warm Start to 2023

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Driving the news: Thermometers at RDU are expected to cross the 80° mark for just the 14th time since 1945 Thursday — and could come close to the all-time record for February of 84°, according to the N.C. State Climate Office.
NC State gateway at sunset

Feb 13, 2023

An Ice Storm Brewing: Previewing the NHL Stadium Series Game in Raleigh

The State Climate Office discusses the science behind having an outdoor hockey game ahead of the NHL Stadium Series game at Carter-Finley.
Sunset at Lake Mattamuskeet. (Photo by Allie Stewart/US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Jul 21, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Adaptation and Resilience

The NC State Climate Office takes a look at the adaptation, mitigation and resilience measures coastal communities are taking in response to climate changes.

Carolina bays dot the landscape in Bladen County, including Singletary Lake (center) and White Lake (right). (Photo from NASA Earth Observatory)

Jul 20, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands

The NC State Climate Office explains the threats the rivers and wetlands in eastern North Carolina face due to a changing climate.