Bill Murphey is an American meteorologist and the state climatologist of Georgia, as well as the chief meteorologist for the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.[1]
Murphey received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He then worked as a research meteorologist at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the State University of New York at Albany for eight years.[2] He was named Georgia's state climatologist in 2011 by Governor Nathan Deal, to replace David Stooksbury, whom Deal had previously removed from the same post.[3] Critics accused Deal of replacing Stooksbury with Murphey to gain control over the ability to declare droughts in Georgia. A spokesman for Deal responded to this accusation by saying that Murphey was free to speak however he wanted, and was not "muzzled".[4]
References edit
- ^ Samuel, Molly (15 March 2017). "Metro Atlanta Remains In 'Unusual' Drought". wabe.org. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Bill Murphey". epd.georgia.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Emorales (23 October 2011). "Winds of change hit state climatologist position: Climate, drought information more difficult to access". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Jones, Walter C. (22 August 2012). "Georgia's newest drought stirs less political interest". Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
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